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70th Anniversary Remembrance of Columbia Army Air Base

November 30, Richland County Public Library, 3 PM

To mark the 70^th Anniversary of Columbia Army Air Base (CAAB), now Columbia Metropolitan Airport, the Local History Room, Main Branch of the Richland County Public Library (RCPL), will host a Literary Salute to local authors of WWII titles.

 Dr. John Hammond Moore- Columbia and Richland County, a South Carolina Community; 1740-1990

Moffatt Burriss- Strike and Hold: A Memoir of the 82^nd Airborne in WWII

Jack Kneece- Ghost Army

Rebecca Pepin- Honoring South Carolina’s WWII Heroes of Flight

Russell Gimmi- Airman: The Life of Richard F. B. Gimmi

James J. Lynch- One Mo’ Time, featuring Russ Meyne

Tom Fincher- No Ordinary Lives: The Lives and Times of Chapin area WWII Veterans

Rachel Haynie – Cornfield to Airfield: A History of Columbia Army Air Base

 The Literary Salute will be a prequel to a larger public event commemorating CAAB’s 70^th anniversary. On Saturday, Dec. 3, the South Carolina Historic Aviation Foundation will host an observance and remembrance at the S.C. Aeronautics Hangar adjacent to Columbia Metropolitan Airport.

December 3, Columbia Metropolitan Airport, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

11 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Displays of WWII memorabilia by collectors/Historical Organizations
Military reenactors (Living History)
Vintage military vehicles
Model aircraft of WWII vintage and demonstrations WWII veterans available to interact with attendees

12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. Reunion of CAAB personnel and families

12:30 pm - 12:55 p.m. Patriotic and ceremonial music

12:55 p.m. Color Guard demonstration and presentation

1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Ceremony of Remembrance and Commemoration and greetings from the SC Military Department

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. WWII USO style dance demo and activities

Location: SC Aeronautics Division Hangar at Columbia Metro Airport Free and Public Invited -- Family Oriented Sponsored by the SC Historic Aviation Foundation www.schistoricaviation.org 803 731 3254