3nd Annual 28th Infantry Division Association
Benefit Dinner and Chinese Auction
Date:
Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Location:
Felicita Resort
2201 Fishing Creek Valley Road
Harrisburg, PA 17112Visit Felicita at: www.felicitaresort.com
Purpose of the Event:
To raise funds for the 28th Infantry Division Association Scholarship Fund.
Schedule of Events:
5:00 to 6:00 – Cocktail Hour and Auction Ticket Sales
Enjoy live music and hors d'oeuvres while you view our World War II artifacts, meet our speaker and take a chance on our great auction items. There will be something for everyone!
6:00 to 7:15 – Dinner
Invocation using the 28th Infantry Division prayer. Dinner buffet features entrees of risotto stuffed chicken breast, penne pasta with basil alfredo sauce and garlic shrimp, Italian sausage with onions and green peppers, seasonal vegetables, and salad. After dinner, enjoy dessert of key lime cheesecake or chocolate torte pie.
7:15 to 8:00 – Speaker's Program - Author William G. Williams
Presentation Description
In the early 1940s, thousands of young American men, some still in their teens and many without ever having been in an airplane, worked through brief training courses and found themselves within a year or less to be combat veterans. Such a young man was Pennsylvanian Harry Fritz, who was trained as the tail gunner on a B-24 Liberator bomber. Flying with the 15th Air Force from Italy, Fritz’s plane was shot down during a raid over the mammoth ring of oil refineries that encircled the city of Ploesti in Romania. When Romania abandoned Nazi Germany and joined the Allied cause, 1,100 Allied prisoners were left stranded. A daring rescue mission by dozens of B-17 Flying Fortresses brought all of them to safety in one of the war’s most amazing operations.
About the Author
A fascination with WWII history and friendship with a combat veteran led to the story told in Rescue from Ploesti. A veteran of service in the U.S. Navy aboard aircraft carriers and the holder of a private pilot’s license, William G. Williams has been interested in flying since childhood.
William G. Williams majored in journalism at Pennsylvania State University and served in the Navy. He began his newspaper career with The Reading Times. He was a reporter and editor with the Progress of Clearfield, Pa., an editor with The Associated Press and the AP’s correspondent-in-charge at the state capital in Harrisburg. He is a former president of the Harrisburg Civil War Round Table.
He has also written three historical novels: Days of Darkness: The Gettysburg Civilians, Heroes Among Us, and The Coal King’s Slaves: A Coal Miner’s Story.
8:00 to 9:00 – Announcements
Drawing of auction winners and distribution of prizes, volunteer recognitions and thanks to sponsors.
Tickets: Tickets are available for a $55 donation per person, $100 per couple or come with some friends and get a table of eight with a $400 donation. Tickets are available at the following locations:
- 28th Infantry Division Association Office
- Fort Indiantown Gap, Public Affairs Office, from SGT Damian Smith at 717-861-2464
- If you would like to have tickets mailed to you contact our Event Coordinator, Carolyn Malfara, at 717-320-3121 or info@28thinfantrydivisionassoc.org
- Buy them online, using PayPal and have them mailed to you
Overnight Accommodations
Felicita Resort has on site overnight accommodations. Golf packages, spa packages and overnight accommodations are available at a special rate for our dinner guests. For information and details on these packages, call 1-888-321-3713 or 717-599-5028. Visit Felicita at: www.felicitaresort.com
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