Historic Marker Dedication
A free family event commemorating the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, a segregated military unit of African-Americans assigned to a secret operation in Oregon during the 1945-1946 Japanese balloon bomb attack on the United States.
The 555th represents a World War Two home-front defense story that took place during a hostile attack on American soil by a foreign enemy.
Date and Time
Saturday Jun 3, 2017
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM PDT
June 3, 2017 (Saturday)
Location
Smokejumper Museum, Illinois Valley Airport
– four and a half miles south of Cave Junction, Oregon.
Fees/Admission
Scrambled eggs pancakes sausage juice coffee
Adults $6.00 Seniors $5.00 Kids $3.00
