The Newport Artillery Company of Newport will sponsor a slide-talk by author-historian Walter Schroder, at their 23 Clarke Street headquarters-museum in Newport, starting 6:00 PM (1800 Hrs) on June 30, 2012.
The speaker will discuss the role of Rhode Island's 243rd Coast Artillery regiment in the defense of the State's coastline during WW-II. The talk is based on Schroder's book: Defenses of Naragansett Bay inWW-II, now in its 10th printing.
The presentationis combined with a tour of the Company's Museum for which voluntary donations will be accepted. A book signing will follow.
