This year’s Veterans Day Exhibit includes uniforms recreated
to match the uniforms of the World War II Veterans Bette
Horstman, a Physical -Therapist and 1st Lieutenant in the Army Medical Corps in Saipan and Harold Horstman, an Army Staff Sergeant in Europe with the 103rd AAA AW Battalion, Battery C. The Horstmans are the latest interviewees for the Veterans History Project at the Niles Public Library.
The library again
acknowledges the informed generosity of Niles resident Chris Reuscher who has
shared the uniforms and accurate insignia from his extensive collection,
detailed at http://www.usww2uniforms.com/index.html. Chris also provided the informative
captions.
In addition this year's exhibit includes two models in the foreground, a U.S. Corsair and a German Messerschmitt Bf 109, both
expertly built by Bill Griggs and kindly loaned for
exhibition by Greg
Bosak of Chicagoland Toys and Hobbies, 6078 Northwest Highway, Chicago,
773-775-4848.
