The Wayne County Historical Society is hosting two free programs this week exploring World War I and World War II history. Both programs will be held at the society’s schoolhouse on East Bowman Street in Wooster. The first program, From D-Day to V.E. Day, will begin Wednesday afternoon, at two o’clock. Wooster’s Bill Rickett will discuss the 741st Tank Battalion, which was his father’s unit, and its experiences in the European Theater during World War II. The second program is called 1914: Europe Goes to War will be held Saturday afternoon, beginning at one o’clock. The presentation will consider the national motives and international diplomacy that helped start World War I and whether Germany’s war plan was destined to fail.
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