Wednesday, November 4, 2009

West Haven Military Museum

I was delighted to read in today's New Haven Register that the 102nd Infantry Regiment Museum, which closed some years ago at its New Haven location, has found a home in West Haven. The City Council plans to lease space at a warehouse on Hood Avenue in West Haven for the Museum, which will now have the name of the Military Museum and Learning Center.

As readers of this blog know, I spoke with Frank Carrano, a veteran who served in Korea, when I was researching the photograph of the 102nd Infantry Regiment. Mr. Carrano and Beth Saba have spearheaded the drive for a museum home.

I received an excited call from Dan Garitta, WWII re-enactor and memorabilia collector concerning the establishment of the Museum. It is a rare occurrence when I can tell someone "I have already seen the article" but in this instance I had seen it earlier in the day!