Event & Performance Schedule
Upcoming Events
Rohna Classified – It’s Time To Tell The Truth
November 9, 2024
11:30 to 1:30
The Greenwich Historical Society
Veteran’s Day Commemoration
The Greenwich Historical Society will host the screening of the documentary, Rohna Classified. Rohna Classified chronicles the worst at sea disaster in American History. On November 26, 1943, the Rohna, a British troopship, was hit by a new weapon of war – a radio-controlled, rocket guided missile. More than 1,000 American soldiers were killed. Classified by President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the Rohna disaster remains unknown to history.
Producer and Director, Jack Ballo, will share his family’s story of the Rohna and the production of the documentary. Catherine, the niece of a Rohna survivor, will share the story of John Campbell Moore, a native of Greenwich who was killed in the attack.
The commemoration will honor the other sons of Connecticut who died on the Rohna. Connecticut lost 16 sons, five of the sons were from Fairfield County.
For additional information, please visit the Greenwich Historical Society at www.greenwichhistory.org/veterans-filmscreening
Previous Events
Story of a Jewish Soldier
To be held at the Confederate Relic and Military History Museum 301 Gervais St, Columbia, SC 29201 Find on Map April 26, 2024 Noon Catherine will tell the story of a Jewish soldier who served in Europe in WWII. Website: https://www.crr.sc.gov
May 13 in California
Catherine will have two separate presentations to honor the women of WW2.
The Sinking of the Rohna
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