Members of a living history group will represent World War II Army units Saturday in an encampment at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.
The free event is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. just west of Pearson Air Museum, 1115 E. Fifth St.
“There is over 150 years’ worth of history to interpret at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, and the U.S. Army’s history at Vancouver Barracks definitely includes World War II,” Acting Chief Ranger Bob Cromwell said.
“This was the Vancouver Port of Embarkation, and Army units were organized, equipped, and shipped out to combat theaters in Africa, Europe, and the Pacific from Vancouver Barracks.”
Living History Group Northwest re-enactors, dressed in WWII uniforms, will portray members of the 113th Cavalry, the 8th Infantry Division’s Battalion Aid Station, members of the U.S. Army Air Corps, as well as the women who worked during the war, personified by “Rosie the Riveter.”
There will be period weapons and equipment, including Army jeeps, trucks, a Stuart light tank and a BT-13 training airplane.
The public can walk through the encampment, talk to the re-enactors, and get a close-up view of their uniforms and equipment.
Pearson Air Museum will be open during the event. Parking is available in the museum’s parking lot and along East Fifth Street.
