Tuesday Nov 14, 2017
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM CST
This event will take place on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 7 pm.
This event will take place at the Winfield Public Library, 0S291 Winfield Road, Winfield, IL. 60190.
There is no fee for attending this special program, but registration is strongly recommended. For more information about this program and the library, please call (630) 653-7599 or visit www.winfield.lib.il.us. You can also contact Jim McGuire at Hedges Station at (630) 510-9053 or at jim@winfieldhistory.org
Those interested in attending can contact the Winfield Public Library at (630) 653-7599 or visit www.winfield.lib.il.us for more information. Those interested in attending can also contact Jim McGuire, curator at Hedges Station, at (630) 510-9053 or at jim@winfieldhistory.org, or Adrienne Rose, President of the Winfield Historical Society, at (630) 653-1489 or at arose819@aol.com.
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"From Mexico to Cantigny and the Rhine: America's First Division in World War I" featuring Paul Herbert will take place on Tuesday, November 14 at 7 pm at the Winfield Public Library. Cantigny Park is named for a village in France where the First Division of the American Expeditionary Forces fought America's first battle for Europe nearly a century ago. The late Col. Robert R. McCormick and other local citizens were there. Paul Herbert, Executive Director of Cantigny's First Division Museum, will discuss how and why the Division was organized and deployed, the battles it fought, and how it became the legendary 1st Infantry Division, the Big Red One.