A Journey To France About Connecticut's 102nd Infantry Regiment in WWI, Was Wednesday In The Hubbard Room! Click For: Videos Of The Whole Presentation!!
The Event was sponsored by The Middlesex County Historical Society.
Christine Pittsley, Project Director of the Connecticut State Library's WWI Centennial Commemorations, talked about her journey to France earlier this year to follow in the footsteps of Connecticut's 102nd Infantry Regiment, part of the 26th 'Yankee Division."
Pittsley visited the towns in the Vosges Mountains that soldiers described as the 'Valley Forge of the American Expeditionary Forces" and experienced what life was like in the Caves Of The Chemin des Dames. A highlight of the presentation was stories about the town of Seicheprey, where six Middletown soldiers died on April 20, 1918, and how the village remembers their sacrifice today.
Here Is A Part Of Her Presentation:Click For: Videos Of The Whole Presentation!!
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