The
Camp Gordon Johnston World War 2 Museum in Carrabelle will unveil a
newly discovered Carrabelle Beach Assault Landing Video on
D-Day – which is this Wednesday.
When
Camp Gordon Johnston opened in 1942, it was to train Infantry
Divisions, including the US Army 4th Infantry
Division, in amphibious warfare.
Carrabelle Beach was
the site of many practice beach assault landings.
The
training would be put to the test on the beaches of Normandy on
D-Day, June 6th, 1944.
The
D-Day invasion was the largest seaborne invasion in history and
included over 100,000 Allied troops.
The
first amphibian infantry assault teams to arrive on French soil were
from the 4th Infantry
Division at Utah Beach.
Camp
Gordon Johnston Museum recently
discovered an Army training film showing
the Carrabelle Beach landings
that took place March 1943.
Just
in time for the anniversary of D-Day, the museum is excited to
announce that work on the Museum Theater has now been completed and
the theater is set up and fully operational.
The
newly discovered Carrabelle Beach
Assault video will be shown for the first time on that day starting
at 1 pm and will continue to run every 10 minutes in the
brand new 25-seat theater.
On Wednesday,
June 6, the museum will be open from 1-4 p.m.
If
visiting on D-Day is not possible, Camp Gordon Johnston Museum will
be showing the video daily after its D-Day debut.
Camp Gordon Johnston WWII
Museum
is now open in its brand new facility at 1873
Hwy 98 West, Carrabelle
Beach.
The
museum location is directly across from the
very beach where the CGJ beach assaults occurred in 1942-1943.
There
is no charge for admission but donations are gladly accepted.
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