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KEY WWII DATE
CEREMONY
MARCH OR TOUR
CHURCH SERVICE/MOVIE
EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAM
Line Number Commemoration Activity Location Date Start End Flyover Notes Contact/Website
1
Sun 'm Fun International Fly-In and Expo
with "That's All, Brother," a part of the
modern D-Day Squadron
Frederick, MD 5/10/2019
https://www.aopa.org/news-
and-media/all-
news/2019/april/04/admirati
on-reverence-during-flight-
on-wwii-d-day-aircraft
2
Ceremonie du souvenir a la stele du B17
(Ceremony of remembrance at the B17
Monument)Bricquebec-en-cotentin 6/1/2019 Saturday 1000 1200
Pillet Patric Maire
0233872250
3 Old Hickory 30th Division and reception Mortain / Hill 314 6/2/2019 Sunday 1300 1900 Yes
amicale-
oldhickory.mortain@orange.
Noel Sarrazin 00 33 6 79 83
50 54 Jean
Briend 645326340
4 Remembrance Bowl Carentan 6/3/2019 Monday 1000 1100 No 101st Football Game Helen Patton
5 Historic March of Picauville Picauville 6/3/2019 Monday 1800 2100 No
Dennis Dennebouy
denis1975.dennebouy@gm
ail.com 33 (0)
2 33 41 02 48
6 1st ID Monument Colleville Sur Mer 6/3/2019 Monday 1900 2230Marie Legrand /
+33.6.19.56.79.41
7 Carentan Battlefield Tour Start: Carentan Theater 6/4/2019 Tuesday 930 1630 No
Denis van den Brink
denis.van-den-
00 33 6 07 91 65 66
00 33 2 33 42 74 32
8Ceremony in honor of Airborne Troops
and Flight Crew
Monument U.S.A.F.
(Picauville) 6/4/2019 Tuesday 1000 1045 Yes
82nd Chaplain will
support. Danish Navy
Band will attend.
Dennis Dennebouy
denis1975.dennebouy@gm
ail.com 33 (0)
2 33 41 02 48
9 Magneville Ceremony Magneville 6/4/2019 Tuesday 1000 1300 No Vin D'honneur Beatrice 02 33 52 26 81
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Friday, May 10, 2019
31 MAY 2019 FRIDAY
1 JUNE 2019 SATURDAY
2 JUNE 2019 SUNDAY
3 JUNE 2019 MONDAY
4 JUNE 2019 TUESDAY
As of June 20, 2019
WWII 75th Anniversary Commemorative Activities
Line Number Commemoration Activity Location Date Start End Flyover Notes Contact/Website
Friday, May 10, 201910 29th ID Monument Ceremony Saint Clair Sur L'elle 6/4/2019 Tuesday 1000 1045 No
Denis Lesage
06 09 59 31 61
11 June 4th Veterans Lunch Picauville 6/4/2019 Tuesday 1130 1430 Chateau de Bernaville
Dorothea de la Houssaye
0612906917
12Chris Heisler Place Veteran U.S.
CeremonieNegreville 6/4/2019 Tuesday 1500 1615 Yes
Daniel Briard
77 65 06 23 or 02 33 52 63
27
13Utah Beach to Sainte-Marie-du-Mont
historic Ruck March
Sainte Marie Du Mont
near Utah Beach6/4/2019 Tuesday 1500 2200 No
Event will be followed on
by Ceremony and
Community Dinner in
Sainte-Marie-Du- Mont .
No e-mail.
Philippe Tanne
14 Family DinnersStart: Sainte Mere Eglise
Community Center6/4/2019 Tuesday 1800 0000 No
33 607 83 48 49
15
The Holocaust Museum is joining with
Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Ben
Cardin (D-MD) to mark the 75th
anniversary of D-Day through the lens of
Holocaust history.
U.S. Capitol Visitors
Center, Rm SCVC 2156/4/2019
The event will honor the
bravery of those who
fought to defeat Nazism
through accounts by
victims of Nazi
persecution. It will also
highlight our partnership
with the US military to
integrate the moral
questions raised by the
Holocaust into US
leadership and service
culture.
Stacy Burdett,
16Movie "Memories of France" Mr. George
Ciampa with questions and a drinkAirborne Museum 6/4/2019 Tuesday 2000 2130 No
Antoine Simon +33 6 13 25
17 38 [email protected]
Magali Malet +33 6 74 28
14 89
17 Pointe Du Hoc Climb Pointe du Hoc 6/5/2019 Wednesday 800 1100 N/A
18175th Memorial (Town Cemetary) La Cambe 6/5/2019 Wednesday 930 1030 No
michael.yannaghas@orang
e.fr 02 33 56 14 08
19Charles Shay Native American Memorial
and Documentary film presentation
St Laurent su Mer
(Omaha Beach)6/5/2019 Wednesday 930 1330 Yes
Marie Pascale Legrand at
011-33-6-19-56-79-41 or
2082nd ABN & 90th ID Monument
(Crossroads Monument)Gourbesville 6/5/2019 Wednesday 1000 1045 Yes
Valerie Blandin
02 33 41 07 02
06 69 51 58 08
21 Monument in memory of C47 Varenguebec 6/5/2019 Wednesday 1000 1400
helier dupont
[email protected] 06 63
94 55 35
22Eisenhower statue and French Liberation
Monument CeremonyBayeaux 6/5/2019 Wednesday 1030
M. Frederic Oblin
31 51 60 67
5 JUNE 2019 WEDNESDAY
Line Number Commemoration Activity Location Date Start End Flyover Notes Contact/Website
Friday, May 10, 201923 COL Warfield Monument Cartigny l'epinay 6/5/2019 Wednesday 1100 1200michael.yannaghas@orang
e.fr 02 33 56 14 08
24Tombe Kieffer Ceremony and Vin d-
honneur (Wine Reception)Grandcamp-Maisy 6/5/2019 Wednesday 1100 1300 Yes
Jean-Paul Montagne
(Maire)
+33(0) 6 60 67 82 62
Rue de Commandant
Kieffer
Grandcamp-Maisy FR
14450
25 Pathfinder CeremonySaint Germain de
Varreville6/5/2019 Wednesday 1130 1230 Vin D'honneur
Herve Valognes
President du Comite des
fets
comitedesfetes.sgv@gmail.
com
33(0) 2 50 16 25 23
33(0)6 06 07 53 83
26507th PIR Monument (Monument 507
eme) & Vin d'honneurAmfreville 6/5/2019 Wednesday 1130 1400 No
Ginette Donge
0233401780 or 0642 81 57
10
27 Parachute Drop (D.Z Ceremony) Carentan 6/5/2019 Wednesday 1130 1630 No
Two day event, part of
Channel Crossing. Only
supporting on 5 June
Marco Kylian +31 16 27 00
3600
Huberv Achten at +33 6 48
14 57 81
28Commemorative Plaque at the bridge of
AureIsigny-sure-mer 6/5/2019 Wednesday 1530 1700 No [email protected]
29Cabbage Patch with parade, Signal
Monument, Cocktails and Dinner Carentan 6/5/2019 Wednesday 1530 2400 Yes
25 German Troops in
attendance.
Ingrid Anquetil
02.33.42.74.32
Captain Yann Roumain de
la Touche yann.roumain-de-
30 Pointe du Hoc Cliff Climb by Rangers Pointe du Hoc 6/5/2019 Wednesday 1500 1630 Yes Jean Marc LeFranc
+33 6 73 59 47 32
31 Old German Prison Camp Ceremony Foucarville 6/5/2019 Wednesday 1700 1800 No
Franco Lazzaro +33 1 53
83 45 86 mil-4-
32 German Cemetery La Cambe 6/5/2019 Wednesday 1700 1815 No
Uwe Weniger mil-400-
[email protected] +33 1 53
83 46 01
33 1ID Monument and Vin D'Honneur Colleville Sur Mer 6/5/2019 Wednesday 1730 [email protected]
r
34 Private Mass at the Chapel of MadeleineSainte Marie Du Mont
near Utah Beach6/5/2019 Wednesday 1930 2030 No
severine.letourneur@utah-
beach.com 00 33
2 33 71 66 52, 00 33 6 25
43 01 42, 00 33 6 31 50
71 26
UTAH BEACH MUSEUM
DIRECTOR
35 29TH Division US-Morning of June 6TH Vierille-sur-mer 6/6/2019 Thursday 630 1000 No
Omaha Beach 29ID
Monument and cemetery
marker.
Remi Bougault
+33.6.14.80.15.84
6 JUNE 2019 THURSDAY
Line Number Commemoration Activity Location Date Start End Flyover Notes Contact/Website
Friday, May 10, 2019
36 MAJ Winters' Monument Sainte Marie Du Mont 6/6/2019 Thursday 830 900 No
MARY Nathalie Association
DDAY-OVERLORD
0618411461
37 American Cemetary CeremonyAmerican Cemetery at
Coleville sur Mer6/6/2019 Thursday 1100 ABMC
38 Danish Sailor Monument Sainte-Marie Du Mont 6/6/2019 Thursday 900 1015 No
Colonel Nicolai Mentz
00 33 6 78 79 06 37
39 Utah Beach Ceremony Sainte Marie Du Mont 6/6/2019 Thursday 1030 1200 Yes
severine.letourneur@utah-
beach.com 00 33 2
33 71 66 52, 00 33 6 25 43
01 42, 00 33 6 31 50 71
26
UTAH BEACH MUSEUM
DIRECTOR
40 Alexander Renaud Sainte Mere Eglise 6/6/2019 Thursday 1600 1630 Yes
Maurice Renaud
+33 6 11 74 87 92
41 Saint Mere Eglise Church Service Sainte Mere Eglise 6/6/2019 Thursday 1630 1730 No
Maurice Renaud
0611748792
42AVA Ceremony (Airborne Monument
Ceremony)
Church Square, Sainte
Mere Eglise6/6/2019 Thursday 1730 1815 Yes
Maurice Renaud
0611748792
43
Unveiling of WWII Memorial Prayer
temporary plaque and a reading of the
prayer at the Circle of Remembrance, just
north of the World War II Memorial,
located at 1750 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, D.C. 20024
Washington, DC 6/6/201911:30
a.m.
Senator Portman and
Representative Bill
Johnson, authorized the
placement of a plaque
near the World War II
Memorial in Washington,
D.C. inscribed with the
words of the prayer that
President Franklin D.
Roosevelt gave to the
nation the morning of D-
Day. The legislation was
signed into law on June
30, 2014.
44The 75th anniversary of D-Day Bedford, VA 6/6/2019 https://www.dday.org/
45 Survivor Meeting Montebourg 6/7/2019 Friday 1045 1300 No ?
46 Ceremony of the 3 Temporary Cemetery's Sainte Mere Eglise 6/7/2019 Friday 900 930 Yes
Jean Quetier
06-86-40-2459
7 JUNE 2019 FRIDAY
Line Number Commemoration Activity Location Date Start End Flyover Notes Contact/Website
Friday, May 10, 201947 Reenlistment Ceremony for 101st Carentan 6/7/2019 Friday 1000 1130 No
Ingrid Anquetil
02.33.42.74.32
48 Charles Deglopper "325th GIR" Amfreville 6/7/2019 Friday 1000 1100 Yes
Daniel Briard
77 65 06 23 or 02 33 52 63
27
49 National Guard Monument Verrville Sur Mer 6/7/2019 Friday 1000 1100 Yes Jean Marc LeFranc
+33 6 73 59 47 32
50 Franco American Ceremony Saint Lo 6/7/2019 Friday 1000 1330 Yes
Thierry Lugbull
670761236
51 Signal Monument (Liberation Monument) Sainte Mere Eglise 6/7/2019 Friday 1045 1130 YesFRA, UK, GER, NE, US
anthems
Jean Quetier
06-86-40-2459
52 29th ID Memorial Saint Laurent Sur Mer 6/7/2019 Friday 1100 1230 YesPhilippe Leclerc philippe-et-
53 June 7th Veterans Lunch Picauville 6/7/2019 Friday 1130 1430 Chateau de Bernaville
Dorothea de la Houssaye
0612906917
54
Square Rex Combs (picnic at Jardin de
Meimoir) & Rex Combs Memorial
Ceremony and picnic
Chef du Pont 6/7/2019 Friday 1200 1500 YesPicnic at 1200 ceremony
begins at 1400
Jean Quetier
06-86-40-2459
55 Eternal Heroes' Memorial & Garden Party Ravenoville 6/7/2019 Friday 1400 1645 Yes US, UK, FR, GM Anthems
David A. Ashe
+33(0)656757521 or +33
23 41 95 51
56Liberation of Quineville and Glass of
FriendshipQuineville 6/7/2019 Friday 1500 1700 No
Rene Hardy 02 33 21 40
29
57 MAJ Howie Monument Saint Lo 6/7/2019 Friday 1530 1630 Nomichael.yannaghas@orang
e.fr 02 33 56 14 08
58Purple Heart Lane Dedication and Cole
Monument DedicationCarentan 6/7/2019 Friday 1730 1830
Ingrid Anquetil
02.33.42.74.32
59 Timmes Orchard Ceremony Amfreville 6/7/2019 Friday 1600 1700
Daniel Briard
77 65 06 23 or 02 33 52 63
27
60
First Advance HQ of SHAEF
(Eisenhower's HQ) and Vin d'honneur
(Wine Reception)
Tournieres 6/7/2019 Friday 1700 1900 NoMICHEL.CAMBRON@WAN
ADOO.FR 0649753301
61 E/506th Airborne Monument Beuzeville au Plain 6/7/2019 Friday 1700 1730 No
Jean Quetier
06-86-40-2459
62Ceremony in honor of the 90th ID and
follow on event
Stele de la 90eme DIV
(Picauville)6/7/2019 Friday 1900 2300 Yes FRA, GER, US anthems
Dennis Dennebouy
denis1975.dennebouy@gm
ail.com 33 (0)
2 33 41 02 48
63 Sainte Mere Eglise Liberty Banquet Sainte Mere Eglise 6/7/2019 Friday 1900 2300 No
Any Saint-Martin Vice
President, AVA 33 2
50 16 17 79
33 6 07 83 48 49
SAINTMARTIN.ANY@GMA
IL.COM
Line Number Commemoration Activity Location Date Start End Flyover Notes Contact/Website
Friday, May 10, 2019
64Inauguration of the Memorial for the 8th IN
325TH GlidersEcausseville 6/8/2019 Saturday 1000 1200 No
FRA, GER, US anthems;
parade (1800 meters)
from town hall to
monument
Eric Guillemeau
eric.guillemeau50@orange.
fr 02 33 43
90 09
07 69 24 02 32
65 Chaplain Maternowski Ceremony Gueutteville (Picauville) 6/8/2019 Saturday 1000 1100 Yes
Daniel Briard
77 65 06 23 or 02 33 52 63
27
66Angoville Au Plain Ceremony and Vin
D'honneurAngoville au Plain 6/8/2019 Saturday 1100 1300
Follow on event: 1200-
1300
Ingrid Anquetil
02.33.42.74.32
Captian Yann Roumain de
la Touche yann.roumain-de-
67 Ceremony stele 7 parachutist 507th Hemevez 6/8/2019 Saturday 1200 1330
Jean-Marc JOLY
m +33 6 45638839
68 Hill 203 Ceremony Vire 6/8/2019 Saturday 1430 1700 NoHelena Montauban 06 98
65 65 36
69 Liberty March Arrival Carentan 6/8/2019 Saturday 1430 1700 No
Ingrid Anquetil
02.33.42.74.32
Captian Yann Roumain de
la Touche yann.roumain-de-
70
Hommage to the 358th Fighter Group &
Vin d'honneur (Tribute to the 358th
Fighter Group and Wine Reception)
Coigny 6/8/2019 Saturday 1500 1700 Yes
MARY Nathalie Association
DDAY-OVERLORD
0618411461
714ID Memorial (Stele 4 eme Division) and
mealMontebourg 6/8/2019 Saturday 1600 2200 Yes
Lucas Feruoud
f.lucas.villemontebourg5031
06.64.26.37.51
72 Franco American Memorial Graignes Mesnil Angot 6/8/2019 Saturday 1730 1815 No Australian Anthem
Denis Small
686839418
734 Braves Ceremony and Vin d'honneur
(Wine Reception)Periers 6/8/2019 Saturday 1800 2100 No
Christian Levaufre
+33 6 62 12 29 09
74 Airborne Operation (Parachutage) La Fiere, SME 6/9/2019 Sunday 1100 1400 Yes
Jean Quetier
06-86-40-2459
8 JUNE 2019 SATURDAY
9 JUNE 2019 SUNDAY
Line Number Commemoration Activity Location Date Start End Flyover Notes Contact/Website
Friday, May 10, 2019
75 Cerantan le Marais Saint Come du Mont 6/9/2019 Sunday 1000 1100 No At Church Square.
Ingrid Anquetil
02.33.42.74.32
Captian Yann Roumain de
la Touche yann.roumain-de-
76 Filthy 13 Monument Ceremony Brevand le moulin 6/9/2019 Sunday 1100 1200
Denis Vanden birnk
denis.van-den-
[email protected] 33 6 07
91 65 66
77Ceremony in Tribute to the Regiment of
474th
Neuilly-La-Foret
(Calvados)6/9/2019 Sunday 1100 1200 No [email protected]
78Liberation of Trevieres Ceremony and Vin
D'honeur (Wine ReceptionTrevieres 6/9/2019 Sunday 1100 1300 No
Scott Desjardins U.S
American Cemetery
Normandy 02 31 51 62 00
79 Iron Mike Ceremony La Fiere, SME 6/9/2019 Sunday 1500 1700 Yes
Jean Quetier
06-86-40-2459
80 Dedication Fresco and Tucker MonumentCarentan - Sainte Hilaire
Petitville6/9/2019 Sunday 1700 1900 No
Ingrid Anquetil
02.33.42.74.32
81 Parade from Hotel Deville to Town Square Sainte Mere Eglise 6/9/2019 Sunday 1800 1845 No
Jean Quetier marie-
[email protected] 06-86-40-
2459
82
Battle of Saipan 75th Anniversary
Commemoration (1944)
83 Battle of Saipan Washington, DC 6/15/2019 SaturdayCommemoration at the
WWII Memorialwww.wwiimemorialfriends.org
84Educator Symposiums about WWII
Richmond and Staunton,
Virginia7/1/2019
https://www.virginiawwiand
wwii.org/
85
Battle of Guam 75th Anniversary
Commemoration (1944)
86 Battle of Guam Washington, DC 7/21/2019 SundayCommemoration at the
WWII Memorialwww.wwiimemorialfriends.org
Sunday, July 21, 2019
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Monday, July 1, 2019
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
June 15 - July 9, 2019
July 21 - August 10, 2019
Line Number Commemoration Activity Location Date Start End Flyover Notes Contact/Website
Friday, May 10, 2019
87
Sacrifice for Freedom: World War II in the
Pacific Student & Teacher Institute
Pearl Harbor, Honolulu,
HI24-29 July2019 9 a.m.
3:30
p.m.
This program offers the
opportunity for 12 student
and teacher teams from
Hawaii and the U.S.
mainland to study World
War II in the Pacific. This
program, based on the
highly successful National
History Day’s Normandy:
Sacrifice for Freedom®
Student & Teacher
Institute, employs a model
of student-teacher
collaborative activities
that span over 6 months,
culminating in an
immersive learning
experience on Oahu.
This is a LIMITED
educational experience.
However, visit
www.NHDSilentHeroes.org
for summary of the student
& teacher educational
discoveries.
Contact: Lynne O'Hara,
Email: [email protected],
Address: 4511 Knox Road,
Suite 205, College Park,
MD 20740 Phone: 301-
314-9739 Facebook:
nationalhistoryday
@nationalhisory
88
Sacrifice for Freedom: World War II in the
Pacific Student & Teacher Institute
Pearl Harbor, Honolulu,
HI24-29 July2019 9 a.m.
3:30
p.m.
This is a LIMITED
educational experience.
However, visit
www.NHDSilentHeroes.org
for summary of the student
& teacher educational
discoveries.
Contact: Lynne O'Hara,
Email: [email protected],
Address: 4511 Knox Road,
Suite 205, College Park,
MD 20740 Phone: 301-
314-9739 Facebook:
nationalhistoryday
@nationalhisory
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Friday, July 26, 2019
Line Number Commemoration Activity Location Date Start End Flyover Notes Contact/Website
Friday, May 10, 2019
89
Sacrifice for Freedom: World War II in the
Pacific Student & Teacher Institute
Pearl Harbor, Honolulu,
HI24-29 July2019 9 a.m.
3:30
p.m.
This is a LIMITED
educational experience.
However, visit
www.NHDSilentHeroes.org
for summary of the student
& teacher educational
discoveries.
Contact: Lynne O'Hara,
Email: [email protected],
Address: 4511 Knox Road,
Suite 205, College Park,
MD 20740 Phone: 301-
314-9739 Facebook:
nationalhistoryday
@nationalhisory
90
Sacrifice for Freedom: World War II in the
Pacific Student & Teacher Institute
Pearl Harbor, Honolulu,
HI24-29 July2019 9 a.m.
3:30
p.m.
This is a LIMITED
educational experience.
However, visit
www.NHDSilentHeroes.org
for summary of the student
& teacher educational
discoveries.
Contact: Lynne O'Hara,
Email: [email protected],
Address: 4511 Knox Road,
Suite 205, College Park,
MD 20740 Phone: 301-
314-9739 Facebook:
nationalhistoryday
@nationalhisory
91
Sacrifice for Freedom: World War II in the
Pacific Student & Teacher Institute
Pearl Harbor, Honolulu,
HI24-29 July2019 9 a.m.
3:30
p.m.
This is a LIMITED
educational experience.
However, visit
www.NHDSilentHeroes.org
for summary of the student
& teacher educational
discoveries.
Contact: Lynne O'Hara,
Email: [email protected],
Address: 4511 Knox Road,
Suite 205, College Park,
MD 20740 Phone: 301-
314-9739 Facebook:
nationalhistoryday
@nationalhisory
Monday, July 29, 2019
Saturday, July 27, 2019
Sunday, July 28, 2019
Line Number Commemoration Activity Location Date Start End Flyover Notes Contact/Website
Friday, May 10, 2019
92
Sacrifice for Freedom: World War II in the
Pacific Student & Teacher Institute
Pearl Harbor, Honolulu,
HI24-29 July2019 9 a.m.
3:30
p.m.
This is a LIMITED
educational experience.
However, visit
www.NHDSilentHeroes.org
for summary of the student
& teacher educational
discoveries.
Contact: Lynne O'Hara,
Email: [email protected],
Address: 4511 Knox Road,
Suite 205, College Park,
MD 20740 Phone: 301-
314-9739 Facebook:
nationalhistoryday
@nationalhisory
93 Battle of the Brest Washington, DC 8/07/2019 SundayCommemoration at the
WWII Memorial
www.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
94Battle for Brest 75th Anniversary
Commemoration (1944)
95 Operation Dragoon Washington, DC 8/15/2019 ThursdayCommemoration at the
WWII Memorial
www.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
96Operation Dragoon 75th Anniversary
Commemoration (1944)
97Liberation of Paris 75th Anniversary
Commemoration (1944)
98 Ambassador F. Hayden Williams Washington, DC100th Birthday
Commemoration
www.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
99 Liberation of Paris Washington, DC75th Anniversary
Commemoration
www.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
100 V-J Day Observance Washington, DCObservance of the WWII
Memorial
www.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
101 Battle of Nancy Washington, DCCommemoration at the
WWII Memorial
www.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Thursday, September 5, 2019
Sunday, August 25, 2019
Monday, September 2, 2019
September 5-15, 2019
August 7-September 19, 2019
August 19-25, 2019
Line Number Commemoration Activity Location Date Start End Flyover Notes Contact/Website
Friday, May 10, 2019102
Battle of Nancy 75th Anniversary
Commemoration (1944)
103Battle of Peleliu 75th Anniversary
Commemoration (1944)
104 Battle of Peleliu Washington, DCCommemoration at the
WWII Memorial
www.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
105 Operation Market Garden Washington, DCCommemoration at the
WWII Memorial
www.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
106 Battle od Angaur Washington, DCCommemoration at the
WWII Memorial
www.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
107Operation Market Garden 75th
Anniversary Commemoration (1944)
108Battle of Angaur 75th Anniversary
Commemoration (1944)
109 Battle of Hurtgen Forest Washington, DCCommemoration at the
WWII Memorial
www.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
110Battle of Hurtgen Forest 75th
Anniversary Commemoration (1944)
111 Battle of Aachen Washington, DCCommemoration at the
WWII Memorial
www.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
112Battle of Aachen 75th Anniversary
Commemoration (1944)
113 Battle of Leyte Gulf Washington, DC
75th Anniversary
Commemoration at the
WWII Memorial
www.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
114
Battle of Leyte Gulf 75th Anniversary
Commemoration (Liberation of the
Philippines) (1944)
115 Veterans Day Observance Washington, DCObservance at the WWII
Memorial
www.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
Sunday, September 15, 2019
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
October 2 -21, 2019
September 19, 2019 - February 10, 2020
September 17-30, 2019
September 17-25, 2019
September 15 - November 27, 2019
October 23-26, 2019
Monday, November 11, 2019
Line Number Commemoration Activity Location Date Start End Flyover Notes Contact/Website
Friday, May 10, 2019
116Battle of the Bulge 75th Anniversary
Commemoration (1944-45)
117Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Attack
(1941)
118 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Washington, DCObservance at the WWII
Memorial
www.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
119 Christmas Caroling Washington, DC At the WWII Memorialwww.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
120 Battle of the Bulge Washington, DC
75th Anniversary
Commemoration at the
WWII Memorial
www.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
121Operation Nordwind 75th Anniversary
Commemoration (1945)
122 Operation Nordwind Washington, DC
75th Anniversary
Commemoration at the
WWII Memorial
www.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
123 Battle of Bataan Anniversary (1942)
124
Battle of Luzon 75th Anniversary
Commemoration (1945)
125
Battle of the Atlantic Anniversary
(1942)
126 Battle of Luzon Washington, DC
75th Anniversary
Commemoration at the
WWII Memorial
www.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
127Colmar Pocket 75th Anniversary
Commemoration (1945)
128 Colmar Pocket Washington, DC
75th Anniversary
Commemoration at the
WWII Memorial
www.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
Thursday, January 9, 2020
Monday, January 20, 2020
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Friday, December 6, 2019
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Monday, January 13, 2020
December 16, 2019 -January 25, 2020
January 1 -25, 2020
January 9 - August 15, 2020
January 20 - February 9, 2020
Saturday, December 7, 2019
Saturday, December 14, 2019
Monday, December 16, 2019
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Line Number Commemoration Activity Location Date Start End Flyover Notes Contact/Website
Friday, May 10, 2019
129Roosevelt creates War Refugee Board;
announces US policy of rescue (1944)
Major anniversary
recognized by the U.S.
Holocaust Museum and
the Association of
Holocaust Organizations
http://www.ahoinfo.org/abou
taho.html Stacy
Burdett, Government and
External Relations Director,
202-488-2651
130Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz-Birkenau
(1945)
Major anniversary
recognized by the U.S.
Holocaust Museum and
the Association of
Holocaust Organizations
http://www.ahoinfo.org/abou
taho.html Stacy
Burdett, Government and
External Relations Director,
202-488-2651
131Battle of Manila 75th Anniversary
Commemoration (1945)
132 Battle of Manila Washington, DC
75th Anniversary
Commemoration at the
WWII Memorial
www.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
133Battle of Iwo Jima 75th Anniversary
Commemoration (1945)
134Battle of Kasserine Pass Anniversary
(1943)
135 Battle of Iwo Jima Washington, DC
75th Anniversary
Commemoration at the
WWII Memorial
www.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
136Ruhr Pocket 75th Anniversary
Commemoration (1945)
137 Ruhr Pocket Washington, DC
75th Anniversary
Commemoration at the
WWII Memorial
www.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
138
Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act
(1941)
Major anniversary
recognized by the U.S.
Holocaust Museum and
the Association of
Holocaust Organizations
http://www.ahoinfo.org/abou
taho.html Stacy
Burdett, Government and
External Relations Director,
202-488-2651
Monday, February 3, 2020
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Monday, January 27, 2020
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Saturday, March 7, 2020
February 19-25, 2020
Saturday, March 7, 2020
February 3 - March 3, 2020
February 19-26, 2020
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Friday, May 10, 2019
139
Germany invades and occupies
Hungary (1944)
Major anniversary
recognized by the U.S.
Holocaust Museum and
the Association of
Holocaust Organizations
http://www.ahoinfo.org/abou
taho.html Stacy
Burdett, Government and
External Relations Director,
202-488-2651
140 Battle of El Guettar Anniversary (1943)
141 Operation Varsity Washington, DC
75th Anniversary
Commemoration at the
WWII Memorial
www.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
142
Operation Varsity 75th Anniversary
Commemoration (1945)
143Battle of Okinawa 75th Anniversary
Commemoration (1945)
144 Battle of Okinawa Washington, DC
75th Anniversary
Commemoration at the
WWII Memorial
www.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
145Operation Grapeshot (Spring Offensive)
75th Anniversary Commemoration (1945)
146 Operation Grapeshot (Spring Offensive) Washington, DC
75th Anniversary
Commemoration at the
WWII Memorial
www.wwiimemorialfriends.o
rg
147 US troops liberate Buchenwald (1945)
Major anniversary
recognized by the U.S.
Holocaust Museum and
the Association of
Holocaust Organizations
http://www.ahoinfo.org/abou
taho.html Stacy
Burdett, Government and
External Relations Director,
202-488-2651
148 Doolittle Raid Anniversary (1942)
149National Commemoration of the Doolittle
Tokyo Raid4/18/2020
This is a joint
commemoration with the
USAF/USN/USA
LtCol Eliud Torres,
(703) 695-7913
Saturday, April 11, 2020
Sunday, April 19, 2020
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Monday, April 6, 2020
Saturday, April 18, 2020
March 23- April 7, 2020
April 1 - June 22, 2020
April 6 - May 2, 2020
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Friday, May 10, 2019
150 Warsaw Ghetto uprising begins (1943)
Major anniversary
recognized by the U.S.
Holocaust Museum and
the Association of
Holocaust Organizations
http://www.ahoinfo.org/abou
taho.html Stacy
Burdett, Government and
External Relations Director,
202-488-2651
151Two Day Inter-Service Training with
Military Academy students
U.S. Holocaust Museum,
Washington, DC
CLOSED TRAINING
SESSION; Potential Live
Stream to Military
Locations
Jennifer Ciardelli Director,
Leadership Programs 202-
479-9714, Levine Institute
for Holocaust Education
152Two Day Inter-Service Training with
Military Academy students
U.S. Holocaust Museum,
Washington, DC
CLOSED TRAINING
SESSION; Potential Live
Stream to Military
Locations
Jennifer Ciardelli Director,
Leadership Programs 202-
479-9714, Levine Institute
for Holocaust Education
153Battle of the Coral Sea Anniversary
(1942)
154STEM days at Culpeper and Manassas
Airports and media flights6-May-20 non-DoD event
Arsenal of Democracy
Foundation, Peter Bunce
and John Cudahy
155
Arsenal of Democracy WWII 75th
Commemoration Gala
Historic Hanger 7,
Signature Flight support
hanger, at Reagan
National Airport,
Washington, DC
7-May-20
AOD is a 501c(3) set up
by aviation industry
associations with the sole
purpose of paying tribute
to America's greatest
generation
Peter J, Bunce President
and CEO, General Aviation
Manufacturers Association
1400 K Street NW Suite
801
Washington DC 20005
+1 202 393-1500/
156 German forces surrender (1945) Thursday, May 7, 2020
Major anniversary
recognized by the U.S.
Holocaust Museum and
the Association of
Holocaust Organizations
http://www.ahoinfo.org/abou
taho.html Stacy
Burdett, Government and
External Relations Director,
202-488-2651
157Arsenal of Democracy Mass practice
flights to hold points7-May-19 non-DoD event
Arsenal of Democracy
Foundation, Peter Bunce
and John Cudahy
Monday, April 20, 2020
Monday, May 4, 2020
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Friday, May 8, 2020
April TBD 2020
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
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Friday, May 10, 2019
158Dedication of the new Eisenhower
Memorial Washington, DC 8-May-20
Located off Independence
Ave. across from the
National Air and Space
Museum
159
Arsenal of Democracy WWII Victory
Commemoration Flyover (WWII vintage
aircraft)
National WWII Memorial 8-May-20 1130
Prior to the start of the
flyover will be a program
at the WWII Memorial on
the Capitol Mall as well as
another program
dedicating the new
Eisenhower Memorial)
This is a 100-minute
Capitol Mall flyover
sequence, 100-plus
planes representing the
major battles of WWII,
from the Battle of Britain
through the final air
assault on Japan,
concluding with a missing
man formation.
Formations of 20
historically sequenced
Warbirds will be in two-
minute intervals.
Peter J, Bunce President
and CEO, General Aviation
Manufacturers Association
1400 K Street NW Suite
801
Washington DC 20005
+1 202 393-1500/
[email protected] Alt:
Rue de la Loi 67 (Bte 3),
1040 Brussels, Belgium,
+32 (0)2 550 39 00
160Victory in Europe (V-E) Day 75th
Anniversary Commemoration (1945)
161
STEM programs and rides at Culpeper
and Manassas Airports STEM
program at the Smithsonian National Air
and Space Museum in downtown
Washington
9-May-20
Arsenal of Democracy
Foundation, Peter Bunce
and John Cudahy
162STEM Day at the Smithsonian National
Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy10-May-20
Arsenal of Democracy
Foundation, Peter Bunce
and John Cudahy
163
Germany invades France, the
Netherlands, and Belgium (1940) 10-May-20
Major anniversary
recognized by the U.S.
Holocaust Museum and
the Association of
Holocaust Organizations
http://www.ahoinfo.org/abou
taho.html Stacy
Burdett, Government and
External Relations Director,
202-488-2651
164 Battle of Attu Anniversary (1943)
May 11-30, 2020
Monday, May 25, 2020
Saturday, May 9, 2020
Sunday, May 10, 2020
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Friday, May 10, 2019165 Memorial Day Observance Washington, DC75th Commemoration at
the WWII Memorialwww.wwiimemorialfriends.org
166 Battle of Midway Anniversary (1942)
167
Battle of Normandy (D-Day)
Anniversary (1944)
168 D-Day Commemoration Washington, DC Commemoration at the
WWII Memorialwww.wwiimemorialfriends.org
169 D-Day Invasion
Major anniversary
recognized by the U.S.
Holocaust Museum and
the Association of
Holocaust Organizations
http://www.ahoinfo.org/abou
taho.html Stacy
Burdett, Government and
External Relations Director,
202-488-2651
170Battle for the Skies (Air War)
Anniversary (1943)
171Germany invades the Soviet Union;
begins mass shootings of Jews (1941)
Major anniversary
recognized by the U.S.
Holocaust Museum and
the Association of
Holocaust Organizations
http://www.ahoinfo.org/abou
taho.html Stacy
Burdett, Government and
External Relations Director,
202-488-2651
172 Battle of Sicily Anniversary (1943)
173 US forces invade Sicily (1943)
Major anniversary
recognized by the U.S.
Holocaust Museum and
the Association of
Holocaust Organizations
http://www.ahoinfo.org/abou
taho.html Stacy
Burdett, Government and
External Relations Director,
202-488-2651
174Battle of Guadalcanal Anniversary
(1942)
Saturday, June 6, 2020
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Friday, August 7, 2020
Saturday, June 20, 2020
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Saturday, August 29, 2020
Monday, June 22, 2020
Friday, July 10, 2020
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Friday, May 10, 2019
175
Welcome dinner at Pearl Harbor Aviation
Museum to honor all WWII veterans and
those who serve.
29-Aug-20
Mike Carr, President and
CEO of USS Missouri
Memorial Association, 63
Cowpens Street, Honolulu,
Hawaii, 96818, Tel: (808)
455-1600 X-242
Fax: (808) 455-1598, Email:
Website:
www.ussmissouri.org
176
Official Commemoration Banquest on the
Pier at Battleship Missouri, Youth
experience and international exchange
Battleship Missouri, Pier
Foxtrot 5 in Pearl Harbor31-Aug-20
An evening of
remembrance and tribute
honoring WWI veterans
and those who witnessed
the Surrender on the
Battleship Missouri.
Mike Carr, President and
CEO of USS Missouri
Memorial Association, 63
Cowpens Street, Honolulu,
Hawaii, 96818, Tel: (808)
455-1600 X-242
Fax: (808) 455-1598, Email:
Website:
www.ussmissouri.org
177"In the Mood" musical production to be at
Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 9/1/2020
Bud Forest, 501c3 based in
Williamsburg, VA, 757-876-
9893,
om
178Germany invades Poland; World War II
begins (1939)
Major anniversary
recognized by the U.S.
Holocaust Museum and
the Association of
Holocaust Organizations
http://www.ahoinfo.org/abou
taho.html Stacy
Burdett, Government and
External Relations Director,
202-488-2651
179Public education and dedication programs
at Battleship Missouri
Battleship Missouri, Pier
Foxtrot 5 in Pearl Harbor1-Sep-20
Education Symposium
featuring museum
historians, artifacts and
documents- all
surrounding the actual
event. A joint program of
both the Battleship
Missouri and the Aviation
Museum
Mike Carr, USS Missouri
Memorial Association,
(808) 455-1600 X-242 or
Email:
or Elissa Lines, Pearl
Harbor Aviation Museum,
Elissa.lines@pearlharboravi
ationmuseum.org, cell: 920-
573-0668
180
Victory over Japan (V-J) Day 75th
Anniversary Commemoration (1945)
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Monday, August 31, 2020
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
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Friday, May 10, 2019
181
V-J Day 75 Anniversary (Remembering
the Signing of the Instrument of
Surrender)
Washington, DC
75th Anniversary
Commemoration at the
WWII Memorial
www.wwiimemorialfriends.or
g
182
Official commemoration and veteran
tribute at Battleship Missouri International
Wreath ceremony
Held on Pier Foxtrot 5 in
Pearl Harbor next to the
Battleship Missouri
2-Sep-20
There will be too many
people for us to have the
ceremony on the ship).
Guests of honor will
include former crewmen
and others who
witnessed the event 75
years ago. Also invited
are representatives from
the nations who signed
the document.
Mike Carr, President and
CEO of USS Missouri
Memorial Association, 63
Cowpens Street, Honolulu,
Hawaii, 96818, Tel: (808)
455-1600 X-242
Fax: (808) 455-1598, Email:
Website:
www.ussmissouri.org
183Operation Avalanche (Salerno)
Anniversary (1943)
184 Nuremberg race laws (1935)
Major anniversary
recognized by the U.S.
Holocaust Museum and
the Association of
Holocaust Organizations
http://www.ahoinfo.org/abou
taho.html Stacy
Burdett, Government and
External Relations Director,
202-488-2651
185
Manila Visitor Center opening/return of
MacArthur Manila, Philippines 10/1/2020
David Smeigh, ABMC event
coordinator, M+33 (0)7 87
64 42 09. (based in
France),
Alison Bettencourt, Director
of PA for ABMC,
186Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Anniversary (1942)
Navy Fleet Week in Conjunction with the
Baltimore Inner Harbor Air show to
Commemorate WWII 75th Anniversary Baltimore, MD
All Pollard, Maryland
Aviation Administration;
Chris Rowsom, Historic
Ships in Baltimore &
Living Classrooms;
Michael McCabe,
AirSupport, 585-393-9000
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Sunday, October 25, 2020
September 3 - 16, 2020
October TBD 2020
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Friday, May 10, 2019
Navy Fleet Week in Conjunction with the
Baltimore Inner Harbor Air show to
Commemorate WWII 75th Anniversary Baltimore, MD
Navy Fleet Week in Conjunction with the
Baltimore Inner Harbor Air show to
Commemorate WWII 75th Anniversary Baltimore, MD
Navy Fleet Week in Conjunction with the
Baltimore Inner Harbor Air show to
Commemorate WWII 75th Anniversary Baltimore, MD
187
Allied forces invade North Africa (1942)
Major anniversary
recognized by the U.S.
Holocaust Museum and
the Association of
Holocaust Organizations
http://www.ahoinfo.org/abou
taho.html Stacy
Burdett, Government and
External Relations Director,
202-488-2651
188Torch Anniversary (1942)
189
Kristallnacht attacks (1938)
Major anniversary
recognized by the U.S.
Holocaust Museum and
the Association of
Holocaust Organizations
http://www.ahoinfo.org/abou
taho.html Stacy
Burdett, Government and
External Relations Director,
202-488-2651
190Battle of Tarawa Anniversary (1943)
191 Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
USINDO-PACOM Public
Affairs
192 TBD Hawaii
193
Pearl Harbor; US enters World War II
(1941)
Major anniversary
recognized by the U.S.
Holocaust Museum and
the Association of
Holocaust Organizations
http://www.ahoinfo.org/abou
taho.html Stacy
Burdett, Government and
External Relations Director,
202-488-2651
194 TBD
195 TBD
Sunday, November 8, 2020
Monday, November 9, 2020
Monday, December 7, 2020
Sunday, December 6, 2020
November 20-23, 2020
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Friday, May 10, 2019
196
Allied governments condemn mass
murder (1942)
Major anniversary
recognized by the U.S.
Holocaust Museum and
the Association of
Holocaust Organizations
http://www.ahoinfo.org/abou
taho.html Stacy
Burdett, Government and
External Relations Director,
202-488-2651
197Operation Nordwind Anniversary (1945)
198Battle of Luzon Anniversary (1945)
199Battle of Monte Cassino Anniversary
(1944)
200
Colmar Pocket Anniversary (1945)
201
Battle of Anzio Anniversary (1944)
202Battle of Kwajalein Anniversary (1944)
203Battle of Manila Anniversary (1945)
204Battle of Iwo Jima Anniversary (1945)
205Ruhr Pocket Anniversary (1945)
206Operation Varsity Anniversary (1945)
207Battle of Okinawa Anniversary (1945)
208Operation Grapeshot (Spring
Offensive) Anniversary (1945)
209Victory in Europe (V-E) Day
Anniversary (1945)
210 Battle of Normandy (D-Day)
Anniversary (1944)
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Saturday, May 8, 2021
Sunday, June 6, 2021
January 1-25, 2021
January 9 -August 15, 2021
January 20 - February 9, 2021
February 3 - March 3, 2021
February 19 - March 26, 2021
Sunday, March 7, 2021
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
April 1 - June 22, 2021
April 6 - May 2, 2021
January 17-May 19, 2021
January 22-June 5, 2021
January 31 - February 3, 2021
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Friday, May 10, 2019
211
Battle of Saipan Anniversary (1944)
212Battle of Guam Anniversary (1944)
213Battle for Brest Anniversary (1944)
214Operation Dragoon Anniversary (1944)
215Liberation of Paris Anniversary (1944)
216Victory over Japan (V-J) Day
Anniversary (1945)
217Battle of Nancy Anniversary (1944)
218Battle of Peleliu Anniversary (1944)
219Operation Market Garden Anniversary
(1944)
220Battle of Angaur 75th Anniversary
Commemoration (1944)
221Battle of Hurtgen Forest Anniversary
(1944-45)
222
Battle of Aachen Anniversary (1944)
223Battle of Leyte Gulf Anniversary
(Liberation of the Philippines) (1944)
Thursday, September 2, 2021
October 23-26, 2021
December 16, 2021 - January 25, 2022
September 15-November 27, 2021
September 17-25, 2021
September 17-30, 2021
September 19, 2021 - February 10, 2022
October 2 -21, 2021
July 21 - August 10, 2021
August 7 - September 19, 2021
Sunday, August 15, 2021
August 19-25, 2021
September 5-15, 2021
June 15 - July 9, 2021
Line Number Commemoration Activity Location Date Start End Flyover Notes Contact/Website
Friday, May 10, 2019234
Battle of the Bulge Anniversary (1944)
225
President Harry S. Truman issues a
presidential proclamation declaring an
official end to WWII (1946)
The WWII 75
Commemoration Period
Ends
KEY WWII DATE
CEREMONY
MARCH OR TOUR
CHURCH SERVICE/MOVIEEDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Friday, December 31, 2021