Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum: Speaker Series: Why? Explaining the Holocaust
2021-07-25 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum, 1873 Hwy 98 W, Carrabelle, FL, 32322, United States
In partnership with the Holocaust Education Resource Council of Tallahassee, Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum is presenting a series of talks on the Holocaust at Camp Gordon Johnston Museum in Carrabelle. These public speaking events will feature Linda Davey, Holocaust Historian, and will coincide with the special exhibit on the Holocaust running July 1-August 14.
The Holocaust was the Nazi program to eliminate the Jews of Europe during their reign over Germany from 1933 until their defeat by the Allies in 1945. The Nazi party’s “Final Solution” led to the deaths of 12 million people between 1933 and 1945, including political opponents, Roma, homosexuals, communists, and six million Jews, including one million Jewish children.
Holocaust Education Resource Council (HERC) is a non-profit 501-c3 in Tallahassee that provides instructional guidance, support, and resources for educators who teach the history of the Holocaust and their students, and educational programs for the community at large about Holocaust education and teaching tolerance.
Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum is located in Carrabelle, directly across from Carrabelle Public Beach Park at 1873 Hwy 98 West. Carrabelle Beach was the site of many practice beach assault landings. The amphibious training conducted at this site was planned to be the last step before shipping out to England. The museum was established to honor and preserve the heritage of the men and women who trained at Camp Gordon Johnston during WWII. There is no charge for admission but donations are gladly accepted. For more information, contact Camp Gordon Johnston Museum at (850) 697-8575 or museum@campgordonjohnston.com. Funded in part by the Franklin County Tourist Development Council.

Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum: Historic Military Vehicle Display
2021-07-10 10:00 - 16:00 | Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum, 1873 Hwy 98 W, Carrabelle, FL, 32322, United States
The First Florida Chapter, Military Vehicle Preservation Association will be at the Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum in Carrabelle for a tour of the new Motor Vehicle Building and their new exhibits. Anyone with an interest in historic military vehicles is welcome to come by to see the vehicles and learn about their preservation. Military vehicle owners, whether they are MVPA members are not, are welcome to come and bring their vehicles as well.
Camp Gordon Johnston Museum is located across from Carrabelle Beach at 1873 Highway 98 West, Carrabelle 32322. It is located on the site of the second-largest military base in Florida during WWII. The facility trained over 250,000 troops for amphibious warfare in Europe and the Pacific. There is no charge for admission but donations are gladly accepted.
For more information, contact Camp Gordon Johnston Museum at (850) 697-8575 or museum@campgordonjohnston.com. Funded in part by the Franklin County Tourist Development Council.

Florida in World War I: History Speaker Series
2021-04-10 10:00 - 12:00 | C-Quarters Marina, Carrabelle, 501 St. James Ave (Hwy 98), Carrabelle, FL, 32322, United States
Come listen and learn about an fascinating history program entitled, “Florida in World War I”. Learn about the contributions of Florida in WWI as well as the impact of the 1918 pandemic on Florida. This program and lecture features author Joe Knetsch, who is an American historian and author who has published eight books and over 200 articles in numerous journals. Joe has a B.S. from Western Michigan University, an M.A. from Florida Atlantic University and a Ph.D. from Florida State University. He taught at both the secondary and collegiate levels, and worked as a historian for the Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Natural Resources.
There is no charge for this event but reservations are required. The History Speaker Series programs are popular and due to COVID precautions, seating will be limited. Reservations are required by emailing carrabellehistorymuseum@gmail.com. Seats will be spaced to allow for social distancing. Attendees are asked to follow all health guidelines to help keep themselves safe including social distancing and sanitizing hands frequently. Hand sanitizer will be available. Masks are required. Donations are gladly accepted to defray costs. Funding in part by the Franklin County Tourist Development Council. For more information, contact 850-697-2141.

Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum Remember the Battle of Okinawa
2021-04-01 11:00 - 2021-05-15 17:00 | Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum, 1873 Hwy 98 W, Carrabelle, FL, 32322, United States
Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum presents a special exhibit on the most violent and costliest campaign of WWII, the battle to take Okinawa. The exhibit will include historical photos and Marine Corps artifacts, some of which were recently acquired. The battle started with the Kerama Islands’ capture by the 77th infantry Division on March 26, 1945, and ended 98 days later, on July 2. This effort involved three marine divisions and four infantry divisions making up the Tenth Army, which had its tactical air force, and was supported by naval and amphibious commands. The battle cost more lives on both sides than any other campaign in the Pacific. The taking of Okinawa provided a base from which Operation Downfall, the Japanese mainland invasion, was to be launched. Operation Downfall, of course, was made unnecessary by the surrender of Japan in September of 1945.
There is no charge for admission, but donations are gladly accepted.
Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum is located in Carrabelle, directly across from Carrabelle Public Beach Park at 1873 Hwy 98 West. For more information, contact Camp Gordon Johnston Museum at (850) 697-8575 or museum@campgordonjohnston.com. Funded in part by the Franklin County Tourist Development Council.

Special Exhibit: War Crime Trials of German Military and Government Members
2021-01-01 - 2021-01-21 | Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum, 1873 Hwy 98 W, Carrabelle, FL, 32322, United States
Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum in Carrabelle is presenting a special exhibit for the month of January on the War Crime Trials of German military and government members, of which the Nuremberg Trials are the most well known. This exhibit will open Friday, January 1, 2021 at 11 am and will be on display at the museum until January 31 at 5 pm. The museum is open every Tuesday through Saturday from 11 am to 5 pm and there is no charge for admission.
From November 1945 to October 1946 high ranking members of the German military and government were prosecuted for war crimes and crimes committed against humanity stemming from their actions before and during WWII. During the month of January the Camp Gordon Johnston Museum will present an exhibit about the trials, covering some of the more notorious defendants such as Hess, Göring, Döring, Jodl and Keitel; the prosecutors, the charges and the verdicts. The exhibit will include some WWII artifacts whose origin and path to the museum remain shrouded in mystery.
Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum is located in Carrabelle, directly across from Carrabelle Public Beach Park at 1873 Hwy 98 West. For more information, contact Camp Gordon Johnston Museum at (850) 697-8575 or museum@campgordonjohnston.com. Funded in part by the Franklin County Tourist Development Council.

WWII Red Ball Express Truck
2020-02-29 11:00 - 16:00 | Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum, 1873 Hwy 98 W, Carrabelle, FL, 32322, United States
Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum in Carrabelle, FL is hosting a rare opportunity to see a famed WWII Red Ball Express Truck up-close and personal as part of the last day of its African-American Servicemen special exhibit. This piece of hard working history will be on display at the museum on Saturday, February 29, from 11 am – 4 pm. The museum will also be screening a movie on the Red Ball Express at 1 pm.
After D-Day, the Allied military forces made a critical push from Normandy across France. Supply lines were soon stretched to their breaking point. Without ammunition, fuel and food, the US Army would have soon been at a standstill. A huge trucking effort called the “Red Ball Express” was created and played a key role in the defeat of the Nazis. Nearly 75 percent of all Red Ball Express drivers were African American.
This unique event will close out Camp Gordon Johnston Museum’s month-long exhibit honoring the service of African American soldiers during WWII. There is no charge for this event and admission to the museum is free.

Special Exhibit: Japanese-American Internment Camps
2020-01-08 - 2020-01-31 | Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum, 1873 Hwy 98 W, Carrabelle, FL, 32322, United States
Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum presents a special exhibit on Japanese-American Internment Camps. This exhibit will be on display at the museum until January 31, 2020. There is no charge for admission but donations are gladly accepted.
In the wake of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the US government ordered the internment of more than 120,000 Japanese Americans. From 1942-1945, ten American Relocation Camps operated in western states, including the best known camp, Manzanar, now a National Historic Site. The Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum has a month-long exhibit about the life in these camps, including video, photographs and even a list of suggested fiction and non-fiction books related to this period in the lives of Japanese Americans during the war.
