Jackson Community College

 WWII Series Looks at Air War in the Pacific

Wednesday, September 12, 6 p.m., George E. Potter Center

            Jackson Community College's Center for Continuing Education announces the next episode in the continuing series World War II Revisited, with this month's topic "Pacific Island, Philippines, Air War in the Pacific, 1943-44," coming up Wednesday, September 12, at 6 p.m. in the George E. Potter Center.   

                This month's event focuses on the War in the Pacific, with speakers representing three different experiences.  Speaking will be Fred Vinton, 4^th Marine Regiment, captured on Corregidor, 3 ½ years as POW in the Philippines; Antonio Virlanveva, who was a boy in Philippines during the Japanese occupation and liberation; and, Russell McLogan, veteran of the 6^th Infantry Division that liberated the Philippines and author of "Boy Soldier, Coming of Age During WWII."  There will be military items on display relating to the Philippines, including uniforms of people who served there.  Refreshments will be served.

                Following the trend set by Tom Brokaw in his book, The Greatest Generation, JCC's Center for Continuing Education has developed this monthly series related to World War II.  The cost of individual sessions is $10; cost for the series, which continues monthly through December, is $39.   Upcoming schedule of topics include:  October 10, Battle of the Bulge, Rhineland, 1944; November 14, Iwo Jima, Okinawa; December 12, V-E Day, V-J Day, Atomic Bomb, aftermath of the war. 

                Milton Davis, a veteran of Vietnam who manages a traveling military museum for the Ann Arbor VFW Post, coordinates programs.  The event is made possible in part thanks to the Jackson Community College Foundation.   For more information or to register, call (517) 796-8445. 

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