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Showing posts with label World War II. Show all posts
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Saturday, August 6, 2016
Monday, April 20, 2015
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
DAS BOOT
Please join us for the latest installment in our ongoing Winston Churchill WWII Film Series:
Friday, February 6, 2015
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
HONORS FOR A HOMETOWN HERO
Medal Presentation for ALVIN T. SMITH
Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 1 pm.
Soldiers Memorial Military Museum
1315 Chestnut Street, St. Louis, MO 63103
Alvin T. Smith was one of 2,753 St. Louisans who made the supreme sacrifice in WWII. His name is in the Court of Honor at Soldiers Memorial.
Alvin T. Smith's name is on the west wall, second panel from the south.
The nonprofit organization Purple Hearts Reunited will be presenting a military medal that belonged to PFC Alvin T. Smith to the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum in St. Louis, MO. On 17 January 2015, at 1:00pm, a ceremony, led by Purple Hearts Reunited founder Zachariah Fike, will honor PFC Smith’s service and sacrifice. The museum is located at 1315 Chestnut Street, St. Louis, MO 63101, and the ceremony will be open to the public and media. Alvin T. Smith was born on 21 November 1921 in St. Louis, MO to Thomas and Virginia Smith. On 30 November 1942, he enlisted in the Army at Jefferson Barracks, MO. During World War II, Smith served in the Army with Company L, 168th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division. The young soldier was killed in action during defensive operations at Anzio Beach Head, Italy on 02 May 1944. He was awarded a Purple Heart posthumously and is buried in Zion Cemetery, St. Louis, MO. PFC Smith’s additional decorations include the Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/ Campaign Star, World War II Victory Medal, and Combat Infantry Badge.
PFC Smith’s Purple Heart medal was discovered in a recycling bin at a Sherman, TX apartment complex. Mrs. Juli Whittaker, a member of the Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy and the operator of Genealogy Safari was able to track down PFC Smith’s nephew, Mr. Jim Brueggenjohan. Whittaker submitted a report about the lost medal to Purple Hearts Reunited, and the organization contacted Brueggenjohan. Brueggenjohan explained that PFC Smith had a son, who adopted the name Alvin Thomas Brinkman, and had passed away in TX. Brueggenjohan and family requested that Purple Hearts Reunited find a home of honor for the medal in PFC Smith’s hometown of St. Louis, MO.
The Soldiers Memorial Military Museum in St. Louis will accept and display PFC Smith’s medal. Dr. Lynnea Magnuson, Superintendent of the Museum, will receive the framed medal from Fike at the end of a public ceremony. Purple Hearts Reunited, founded by combat-wounded veteran Zachariah Fike, works to return lost or stolen military medals of valor in order to veterans or their families in order to honor their sacrifice to the nation. The organization is funded by donations and has returned medals to more than 100 military families and museums to date.
Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 1 pm.
Soldiers Memorial Military Museum
1315 Chestnut Street, St. Louis, MO 63103
Alvin T. Smith was one of 2,753 St. Louisans who made the supreme sacrifice in WWII. His name is in the Court of Honor at Soldiers Memorial.
Alvin T. Smith's name is on the west wall, second panel from the south.
The nonprofit organization Purple Hearts Reunited will be presenting a military medal that belonged to PFC Alvin T. Smith to the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum in St. Louis, MO. On 17 January 2015, at 1:00pm, a ceremony, led by Purple Hearts Reunited founder Zachariah Fike, will honor PFC Smith’s service and sacrifice. The museum is located at 1315 Chestnut Street, St. Louis, MO 63101, and the ceremony will be open to the public and media. Alvin T. Smith was born on 21 November 1921 in St. Louis, MO to Thomas and Virginia Smith. On 30 November 1942, he enlisted in the Army at Jefferson Barracks, MO. During World War II, Smith served in the Army with Company L, 168th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division. The young soldier was killed in action during defensive operations at Anzio Beach Head, Italy on 02 May 1944. He was awarded a Purple Heart posthumously and is buried in Zion Cemetery, St. Louis, MO. PFC Smith’s additional decorations include the Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/ Campaign Star, World War II Victory Medal, and Combat Infantry Badge.
PFC Smith’s Purple Heart medal was discovered in a recycling bin at a Sherman, TX apartment complex. Mrs. Juli Whittaker, a member of the Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy and the operator of Genealogy Safari was able to track down PFC Smith’s nephew, Mr. Jim Brueggenjohan. Whittaker submitted a report about the lost medal to Purple Hearts Reunited, and the organization contacted Brueggenjohan. Brueggenjohan explained that PFC Smith had a son, who adopted the name Alvin Thomas Brinkman, and had passed away in TX. Brueggenjohan and family requested that Purple Hearts Reunited find a home of honor for the medal in PFC Smith’s hometown of St. Louis, MO.
The Soldiers Memorial Military Museum in St. Louis will accept and display PFC Smith’s medal. Dr. Lynnea Magnuson, Superintendent of the Museum, will receive the framed medal from Fike at the end of a public ceremony. Purple Hearts Reunited, founded by combat-wounded veteran Zachariah Fike, works to return lost or stolen military medals of valor in order to veterans or their families in order to honor their sacrifice to the nation. The organization is funded by donations and has returned medals to more than 100 military families and museums to date.
Friday, November 21, 2014
Friday, October 24, 2014
Monday, October 13, 2014
CHANGE PARTNERS
On this day in 1943, Italy declared war on its former ally, Nazi Germany:
You can search for books about the war in Italy in our Online Catalog using this search term:
World War, 1939-1945--Italy
You can search for books about the war in Italy in our Online Catalog using this search term:
World War, 1939-1945--Italy
Monday, September 22, 2014
Monday, August 18, 2014
Saturday, August 9, 2014
WINSTON CHURCHILL WORLD WAR II FILM SERIES (2014-2015)
Presented by the St. Louis Public Library and the National Churchill Museum
In commemoration of the seventieth anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy, this yearlong series features monthly screenings of motion pictures set in World War II and includes discussions putting each fi lm in historical context. Kit Freudenberg, Acting Director of the National Churchill Museum, leads the discussions.
All programs begin at 1:15 p.m.
Sept. 7 The Dambusters Lancaster bomber squadron destroys German dams
Oct. 5 The Longest Day Events leading up to D-Day
Nov. 2 The Memphis Belle Fictionalized version of the documentary
Dec. 7 Went the Day Well? Unofficial 1942 British propaganda film
Feb. 1 The Battle of Britain Epic air battles between Britain & Germany
Mar. 10 Das Boot U-Boat life in the Atlantic in 1942
Apr. 12 The Cruel Sea Royal Navy protects convoys
May 3 The Battle of the Bulge Battle between the Allies & the Axis
In commemoration of the seventieth anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy, this yearlong series features monthly screenings of motion pictures set in World War II and includes discussions putting each fi lm in historical context. Kit Freudenberg, Acting Director of the National Churchill Museum, leads the discussions.
All programs begin at 1:15 p.m.
Sept. 7 The Dambusters Lancaster bomber squadron destroys German dams
Oct. 5 The Longest Day Events leading up to D-Day
Nov. 2 The Memphis Belle Fictionalized version of the documentary
Dec. 7 Went the Day Well? Unofficial 1942 British propaganda film
Feb. 1 The Battle of Britain Epic air battles between Britain & Germany
Mar. 10 Das Boot U-Boat life in the Atlantic in 1942
Apr. 12 The Cruel Sea Royal Navy protects convoys
May 3 The Battle of the Bulge Battle between the Allies & the Axis
Monday, August 4, 2014
Monday, July 14, 2014
DOWNFALL
2014-2015 Winston Churchill World War II Film Series
Presented by the St. Louis Public Library and the National Churchill Museum
On June 6, 1944, Allied Forces landed on the beaches of Normandy in what is now recognized as the turning point of World War II. Seventy years later, the St. Louis Public Library and the National Churchill Museum are collaborating on this series which will take you from the beginning of the war through 1945, viewing major films depicting WWII, and listening to commentary on the films while putting each in historical perspective. The series will run through May 3, 2015.
Downfall (German: Der Untergang)
This is a 2004 German war film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, depicting the final ten days of Adolf Hitler's reign over Nazi Germany in 1945. Unlike many other films which use historical footage, this movie is based on a number of books and the memoirs of Hitler’s secretary, Traudl Junge, who was hired in 1942 and was in the bunker at the end. Critics debated whether the film humanizes Hitler too much or shows how a human being can do such things as he did.
Sunday
August 17, 2014
1:15 p.m.
Central Library Auditorium
The next film in this series, The Dambusters, will be shown on September 7.
Presented by the St. Louis Public Library and the National Churchill Museum
On June 6, 1944, Allied Forces landed on the beaches of Normandy in what is now recognized as the turning point of World War II. Seventy years later, the St. Louis Public Library and the National Churchill Museum are collaborating on this series which will take you from the beginning of the war through 1945, viewing major films depicting WWII, and listening to commentary on the films while putting each in historical perspective. The series will run through May 3, 2015.
Downfall (German: Der Untergang)
This is a 2004 German war film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, depicting the final ten days of Adolf Hitler's reign over Nazi Germany in 1945. Unlike many other films which use historical footage, this movie is based on a number of books and the memoirs of Hitler’s secretary, Traudl Junge, who was hired in 1942 and was in the bunker at the end. Critics debated whether the film humanizes Hitler too much or shows how a human being can do such things as he did.
Sunday
August 17, 2014
1:15 p.m.
Central Library Auditorium
The next film in this series, The Dambusters, will be shown on September 7.
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
D-DAY: JUNE 6, 1944
On 6 June 2014, our nation will observe the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landing during World War II. It can truly be said that the soldiers, sailors, and airmen of this nation and its allies who planned and participated in this historic event delivered us all from evil, and for that they deserve our thanks!
Link to SLPL Catalog
Link to SLPL Catalog
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
INTRODUCING SLPL'S WWII FILM SERIES
See it for free on a big screen! Screening includes discussion led by Kit Freudenberg, Acting Director of the National Churchill Museum in Fulton, Missouri.
Monday, May 12, 2014
BOMBER COMMAND
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