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World War Two Medic
Presentation
The combat medic was
one of the unsung heroes of World War II. He lived with the front line
infantrymen and was the first to answer a call for help. He gave first
aid to his wounded comrades and helped them out of the line of enemy
fire. More often than not, he faced the enemy unarmed and was the
foundation of the medical system with hundreds of thousands of surgeons,
nurses, scientists, and enlisted medics. This program brings to
life the experiences of some of the aid men on the line in France,
Holland, Belgium and Germany during the Second World War. Actual
Uniforms and equipment accent the performance to another "non-combat"
aspect of war. |
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United States
G. I.'s
Learn about "Willie
and Joe" the average man on the front and how he learned to cope with
the rigors of combat. View actual uniforms and weapons and learn how he
fed himself, supplied himself and amused himself between the fighting.
Get the "straight-leg" point of view from those who did the actual
fighting, not from the newspapers! |
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THE
MOUNTAIN DIVISION SOLDIER
Legend has it that it was the
great Austrian Ski-meister Hannes Schneider, after participating in the
deadly artillery and avalanche duels of the first world war in the
Italian alps that killed tens of thousands who first proclaimed that “
if everyone skied, there would be no more war”.
Though captivating in its
simplicity, the theory is of course a utopian pipe dream. Everyone does
not ski. Learn about and explore the story of those boys of that
extraordinary era, who by their affinity for the mountains were imbued
with a special quality of wonder and appreciation of the natural world.
Each volunteered to place himself in harm’s way, as a member of the 10th
Mountain Division, America’s ski troops, in order to stop what they saw
as an evil of such dimensions that it could not be allowed to
continue. See the specialized equipment of the Mountain Trooper and hear
the story of how they came to be, event to this day, the most deployed
Division in the United States Army.
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German Wermacht
Hear about the
experiences of the German soldier and Helfirin. Hear also about the plan
to construct the "Thousand Year Reich", and what circumstances caused
the average German to believe in and enlist in their cause. |
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Allies in the Great
Crusade:
The Russian Soldier
in the Great Patriotic War
British and
Commonwealth Allies |
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W.A.S.P.
The "Fly Girls" of WW2
Pearl Harbor is Attacked and
pilots at home are in short supply. Women pilots from around the county
step in to lend a hand to the war effort as "W.A.S.P. --Women's Air
Force Service Pilots"!
Over 1100 women
served their country in World War II flying every military aircraft
flown by the American Forces from the PT-17 Stearman to the P51 Mustang
and B-17 Flying Fortress. Air ferry missions, target practice for
artillery crews, and aircraft maintenance shakedown flights are just a
few of the types of missions flown by these American Heroines. Join
Rebecca Sutera Tulloch, a certified FAA pilot, as she tells the story of
the WASP as only a pilot can. |
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W.A.C.
Women have served in
military conflicts since the American Revolution, but World
War II was the first time that women served in the United
States military in an official capacity. Although women
traditionally were excluded from military service and their
participation in the Armed Forces was not promoted at the
outset of World War II, it soon became apparent that their
participation was necessary to win a total war.
Since December 1941, 350,000 women served in the United
States Armed Forces. They had their own branches of
services, including the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (later
the Women's Army Corps
or WAC). Learn about
the WAC and how women also helped to end the war. Lynn
Vlcek provides a close look at the WAC thru interaction and
power-point program.
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THE HOME FRONT
Learn about the real
Rosie the Riveters and the contributions of those who stayed behind from
Leotha Henkshaw, a "Rosie" working in industry in Chicago during the
War. |
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Music
Woody Guthrie and the Music of
the Great Depression and the Second World War |
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The Great
War: A World War One
Doughboy
This is one
of the most rarely seen interpreted programs. See a United States Doughboy as he brings to life the life of the
Doughboy, the Ottoman Empire, the Austria-Hungarian Empire, the Royal
German families, Bolshevism and the life of Sergeant York. Using
original artifacts from the time period, this program takes the audience
back to look into a forgotten part of history. |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
"Your portrayal of FDR was awesome. A woman entering the
meeting room gasped when she saw you on the stage and said, 'Oh! I
thought it was HIM!' "
...Arlington Heights Historical Society
"Having seen professional
productions of FDR and Sunrise at Campobello starring Robert Vaughn and
the late Ralph Bellamy, I was somewhat skeptical about a local
'unknown.' How wrong I was! Mr. Lindsey managed to surpass both of the
aforementioned stars with his superb performance."
...L.E.J.
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The little truck
that won the war
THE JEEP
Weather permitting,
view one of the great technical achievements in transporting our troops
in the war: the 1/4 ton general purpose light truck, GP, or Jeep in the
language of GI Joe |
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U.S.O. Canteen Dance
After a morning of
instruction, we can conclude the day with a USO Canteen Dance
experience for the students. With the cooperation of your local High
School Jazz Band, we can help you transform your gym or cafeteria into
an American USO Canteen for an hour or so of dancing, air raids,
contests and the feel of what it may have been like to be far from home
in a world at war. We encourage the students to come to school for the
day in uniform, or period dress and enhance the experience. |
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Also available by request are US Marines,
Japanese Soldiers, Italian Soldiers, French Resistance Fighters and much
more! |
