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You are cordially invited to attend the 2024 Open Mess of the Michigan Company of Military Historians and Collectors.  Join us for a unique social evening patterned after a traditional British regimental \u201cLadies Dining-In-Night,\u201d with a bit of ceremony, a piper and a round of toasts, along with a great dinner, good company and an entertaining guest speaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


THE DATE: <\/strong>
Saturday, November 9, 2024<\/strong>
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THE PLACE: <\/strong>
Boulder Creek Golf Club<\/strong>
5750 Brewer NE
Belmont, Michigan 49306
(616) 363-1330<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE TIME:<\/strong>
Cocktails at 6:00 PM
Dinner at 7:00 PM
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THE PIPER:<\/strong>
Rev. Thomas Bradley
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THE DRESS:<\/strong>
Gentlemen: Suit or Jacket
Ladies: Semi-Formal Attire
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THE SPEAKER: <\/strong>
Claire Kitchen Dahl-Yankee Air Museum, a\/k\/a: \u2018Rosie the Riveter\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the consequences of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 was, in the purported words of Admiral Yamamoto, to have \u201cawaken(ed) a sleeping giant and fill(ed) him with a terrible resolve\u201d. That indeed would be the case. The United States undertook a massive allocation of industrial resources towards the war effort. Part of the effort was the innovative assembly line production of military aircraft which had never been done before and was thought to be impossible. But under the direction of Ford production chief Charles \u2018Cast Iron Charlie\u2019 Sorenson the impossible was achieved at the Willow Run B-24 production plant in suburban Detroit. At peak production, one B-24 rolled out of the factory doors every hour! The B-24 \u2018Liberator\u2019 4 engine bomber was the mount of two of our departed members: Bill Conolly (Pacific) and Dick Essenwein (ETO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our speaker, Claire Kitchen Dahl is currently an outreach speaker for the Yankee Air Museum at Willow Run. She is a retired history teacher and will present an audio-visual informative talk on the Willow Run contribution in World War II. She will do so in an entertaining style while dressed up as the iconic \u2018Rosie the Riveter\u2019! Don\u2019t miss it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download Invite Form<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Past Open Mess Speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n