Remembering the 65th anniversary of D-Day

EVENT INFO:

Please join the National Park Service and the Coast Artillery Historical Association for a two day event to remember the 65th anniversary of D-Day.
Meet World War II soldiers & experience history first hand. See demonstrations depicting the daily life of soldiers who defended San Francisco Bay during World War II. Battery Chamberlin is located at the north end of the Baker Beach parking lot. Parking is limited. We suggest carpooling. Additional parking is available on Bowley St.
For information please call 415-561-4323 or visit the Visitor Center located in the Presidio Officer’s Club, Building 50, on Moraga Ave, near Arguello Blvd. The Visitor Center is open daily from 9AM to 5PM.
Date: June 6-7, 2009
Location: Battery Chamberlin, Baker Beach, San Francisco
Time: 11:00-3:00

OPEN EVERY FIRST WEEKEND OF THE MONTH

SPECIAL GUEST:

PFC Russell Hardeman

The men talked to him about his battlefield experiences…I asked if he met any lovely ladies…he smiled ‘yes, a British Nurse Betty Chamberlin…we took a walk out to a castle you couldn’t get in but we laid in the grass for a while’…she appreciated him for being a perfect Gentleman. He liked the weekends off and spent time in Paris and London where he said there were so many orphans and he did what he could sharing his chocolate.  They also had Whiskey rations on Fridays and on a empty stomach he got a bit tipsy. He went to dances but was not a dancer.  He liked the rations from the Canadians’ canned beef and potatoes.

PFC Russell Hardeman

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