Willoughby: WWII — Small town’s big contributions

Willoughby: WWII — Small town’s big contributions

Aspen, like the rest of America, responded quickly to Pearl Harbor. Locals volunteered for service, supported causes like the Red Cross, reduced consumption of important war-related items like gasoline, and the mines ramped up production of lead and zinc. It is worthwhile to remind ourselves of what that generation contributed, the example they set for us to follow. The first casualty was not a longtime local but, at the time, one of the most im…

Saline County’s contributions to WWII: Hear Shane Lind from MacArthur Museum speak at SCHHS

Join Saline County History & Heritage Society (SCHHS) for the June program on Saline County’s contributions to World War II. Shane Lind will present. He is the Program Coordinator at the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History in Little Rock. READ THE EVENT DETAILS BELOW. Mr. Lind has been with the MacArthur Museum since 2016. […] The post Saline County’s contributions to WWII: Hear Shane Lind from MacArthur Museum speak at SCHHS first app…