[FHStoday] REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE

[Nick Wynne]

To create a fitting tribute to Florida's World War II veterans and 
those who stayed home to support them, the Florida Department of Veterans 
Affairs (FDVA) recently announced plans for the Florida World War II 
Memorial project. In partnership with the Florida Department of State and 
Florida Department of Education, the FDVA will oversee the development of 
the multi-faceted project. Among the program components being developed by 
the Department of State's Division of Historical Resources is the creation 
of a Florida World War II Heritage Trail publication, scheduled for release 
in December 2001.
The Florida World War II Heritage Trail will be the fifth book in a 
Department of State - published series which includes Florida Black Heritage 
Trail, Florida Cuban Heritage Trail and Florida Jewish Heritage Trail. The 
Florida Women's Heritage Trail is scheduled for publication in spring 2001. 
In addition, the Florida Maritime Heritage Trail series of six 
poster/brochures describing the history and maritime importance of coastal 
sites and environments was also produced by the Division.
The Division is seeking your input and assistance to help identify 
Florida's World War II related sites. If you have information about sites, 
museums, library or archive collections, monuments or markers, exhibits or 
programs that should be considered for inclusion in the Florida World War II 
Heritage Trail publication, please contact research historian David Gregory 
with the Division of Historical Resources at Dgregory@mail.dos.state.fl.us 
or telephone 1.800.847.7278.