A Commemorative Weekend for family, friends, and descendants of the: 369th“Harlem Hell fighters”, 370th “Old Eighth Illinois Regiment,” 371st“Blue Helmets”, and 372nd Infantry Regiment.
All comprised of the renown Infantry Regiment of 93rd Division (Colored) WWI
Friday, August 26
8:00 am-10:00 am Prayer Breakfast and Registration (Shoney's, 7335 Garner's Ferry Rd.)
11:00 am-12:00 pm Tour of old Child's Cemetery (200 South Beltline Blvd)
6:00 pm-11:00 pm Commemoration Ceremony (Columbia Armory, 1225 Bluff Rd.)SGT. (Retired) Herbert Trimble, Museum Curator: Speaker 369th Historical Society, 2366 5th Ave, New York, New York, 10037
Saturday, August 27
9:00 am-10:00 am Wreath Laying Ceremony (Fort Jackson National Cemetery)
12:00 pm-6:00 pm Mustard Show: Antique Car Show, Veteran Bikers, Barbecue (Columbia Armory)
SGT. (Retired) Herbert Trimble: Guest Speaker: 369th Historical Society, New York, New York
Sunday, August 28
Church Services (TBA) Dinner will be served.
Tour: South Carolina Army National Guard Museum
Monday, August 29
9:00 am-11:00am Plan for 100th Anniversary of World War I (Refreshments served) pray for our family and friends safe return home.
Friday Aug 26, 2011
8:00 AM - 8:00 AM EDT
Sonya Hodges, Founder 371st Historical Society WWI: (803) 556-2643 0r sonyagrantham@yahoo.com: Photos courtesy of the National Archives and History, Washington, D.C.