Media Advisory: Military Museum Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Border Campaign

Living Historians Explain Illinois National Guard Service during 1916 with Presentation by Dr. Chris McDonald

SPRINGFIELD, IL (09/06/2016)(readMedia)-- WHO:

• Illinois State Military Museum Living History Detachment

• Illinois National Guard and Militia Historical Society

• Illinois State Military Museum

WHAT:

• Living Historians will display equipment, uniforms and weapons used by more than 10,000 Illinois National Guard Soldiers in the 1916 Border Campaign and discuss the military operation. Illinois troops were deployed to secure the border while Maj. Gen. John Pershing conducted the year-long campaign into Mexico to pursue Pancho Villa. Dr. Chris McDonald will give a presentation at 1 p.m. about the 1916 expedition and how it was the first time the Army used airplanes, motorcycles and trucks and served as a dress rehearsal for the mobilization of U.S. forces for World War I.

WHEN:

• 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sept. 10, 2016

• Presentation by Dr. Chris McDonald at 1 p.m.

WHERE:

• Illinois State Military Museum, 1301 N. MacArthur Blvd, Springfield, Ill., 62702, two blocks north of the intersection of MacArthur Blvd. and North Grand Ave.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Admission and parking are free.

For additional information, please contact the Illinois State Military Museum at 217-761-3910.

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