National Commander of the American Legion Tours Memorial Hall
Members of the Walter Craig American Legion post #60 and Memorial Hall Board of Trustees Chairman Dennis Leslie welcome American Legion National Commander Martin Conatser to Memorial Hall.
Commander Kirby was invited to tour Memorial Hall by Post #60 Commander Jeff Schroeder and spent more than an hour in our building. He promised that this was not his last visit and talked of hosting regional American Legion events at the hall.
Memorial Hall Receives a $1000.00 Grant
from GKN Rockford
Memorial Hall Board of Trustees representatives Earl Dotson, JR. and Eunice Bailey along with Scott Lewandowski, Memorial Hall manager, receive a grant from L.C. Wilson and Terry Kittle of GKN Rockford.
Leah Nelson Joins the Veterans Memorial Hall Staff
Leah Nelson joined the staff at Memorial Hall on June 3rd as Curator. She holds a B.S. in Management Studies from Rockford College and was previously the Executive Director of the Erlander Home Museum here in Rockford.
Leah can also be found often at Midway Village Museum, where she is a part time interpreter and special event presenter. Her special interests in costuming and culture will serve Memorial Hall well.
Her responsibilities are to initiate a cataloging system for the artifacts while establishing policies and procedures for the preservation and conservation of the varied collections as well as the distinctive historic facility.
Additionally, she will develop a volunteer corps and educational programs.
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Dr. Welton Taylor PhD, a Tuskegee Airman. This veteran Liaison Pilot served in the Pacific Theater of Operations during WWII. He flew L-4 and L-5 aircraft with the 93rd Infantry Division seeing combat in the Solomons Islands, New Guinea and the Philippines. Surviving a crash landing behind Japanese lines, he led his observer to safety despite suffering serious injuries to both knees.
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