Summer 2026: New Hanover County Public Library, Main Branch, downtown Wilmington; August?
Becky and I present program on WWII Fort Fisher; with book signing! Date to be clarified soon!
October 30, 2026 Presentations & Displays on Camp Davis & Fort Fisher; 87th Infantry Legacy Assoc. Ballast Hotel, Downtown Wilmington, NC
Presentations on both Camp Davis and WWII Fort Fisher to members of this association. Display of Camp Davis memorabilia. Becky Sawyer joins Cliff in the afternoon for presentation and book signing.
October 3: Fort Fisher State Historic Site
Display featuring 1942 Command Post tent filled with WWII antiaircraft HQ memorabilia. WWII jeep on display along with other WWII displays and soldiers.
New material added to Fort Fisher book!
Becky & I interviewed Jay Winner, son of Walter Winner, who lived at Battle Acre from 1921 to 1949! Great photos and information for our book!
My co-author, Becky Sawyer, and I presented an overview of our new book and enjoyed a book signing. Refreshments were served and it was a great way to introduce our new book!
“Fort Fisher During WWII: Civil War Icon Revisited,” is available for purchase at the Fort Fisher Gift Shop and via this website. Other locations in the Wilmington locale are ordering & preparing to sell the book
Thursday Oct. 9: Presentation & Book Signing at Missiles & More Museum, Topsail Beach, NC.
Great crowd, delicious lunch and fun presentation on our new book! Always great visiting the folks at Topsail Beach!
Sept. 26-27; Kinston Lenoir County Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the End of WWII
Kinston and Lenoir County held a series of events to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII on Saturday September 27. I was honored to be part of the planning committee for the day. The day’s activities began with a 900 AM courthouse ceremony, followed by displays of WWII military memorabilia at the original Kinston USO Bldg (now the American Legion Bldg.). A 1940’s dance and social ended the day’s events! Fun day in Kinston!
Original WWII USO Bldg. in downtown Kinston!
Saturday October 4; Fort Fisher Remembers its WWII Heritage
Fort Fisher State Historic Site hosted a WWII event on Saturday Oct. 4, 2025. This will be first WWII-related activity at the site in two years and it is part of a group of local events in SENC that are commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of that conflict. I set up a large display illustrating a AAA BN HQ in the field at Fort Fisher. The M42 Command Post tent, acquired a couple of years ago was publicly displayed for the first time, in addition to my 1943 US Army Jeep and a slew of original US Army communication gear and field headquarters equipment.
UPCOMING EVENTS: Friday & Sat. Nov. 7-8, 2025
Displays of WWII US Army memorabilia in Wilmington’s original WWII USO, now the Hannah Block Community Arts Center. Friday night, 1940s social and swing dance, with music and live entertainment. My display will be available for viewing all day Saturday Nov. 8, post-SENC Veterans Day Parade.
Friday Nov. 7: WWII USO Dance-Community Arts Center, Wilmington
Large display of US Army memorabilia evening of Nov.7 and during the day, Saturday Nov. 8. Scene from last year’s dance. Fun evening of music and live entertainment!
RECENT PAST EVENTS:
Speaking Engagement & book signing; Kinston Public Library, Nov. 7, 2024
Display for Home School program at CSS Neuse State Historic Site; Nov. 13, 2024… (Having “fun” after the program with staff & volunteers) Note that my jeep was inside the visitor center!
Display of WWII memorabilia from Camp Davis, US Army equipment, uniforms, field gear, small arms-including a bazooka. Hoping to have displays of Japanese and German war relics and memorabilia. The 1943 US Army Jeep will be on display in front of the USO Bldg.
Friday evening, Nov. 8, USO dance fundraiser for the historic USO Bldg. Check the Thalian Association of Wilmington (website) for additional dance details
Saturday Nov. 9, Southeastern NC Veterans Day Parade, Downtown Wilmington.
Driving my 1943 Jeep and jeep trailer in the parade; commemorating the 80th anniversary of the closing of WWII Camp Davis in Holly Ridge. Post-parade I’ll be back at the USO with my display and the jeep will return to the front of the Bldg.
Wed. June 5, 2024: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of D-Day! Displays & activities at the original WWII Wilmington USO/Community Arts Center:
John Moseley and me at the D-Day event. John was wearing the uniform of a US Merchant Marine CPO; I was dressed in mid-late war US Army Officer’s field outfit-’43 field pants, khaki officer’s shirt, 2 buckle boots, ’43 field cap…
My newest book, “A Snapshot of Kinston & Lenoir County During WWII” is now available via online sale on this website & in Kinston at the CSS Neuse State Historic Site & at the Queen Street Deli (both downtown Kinston)
Big Fall 2024!
Speaking engagement & display: Saturday October 12, Fort Fisher State Historic Site; time and exact topic to be announced!
WWII Uniforms, equipment, weapons, jeep on display at the Wilmington Community Arts Center/WWII USO: Friday-Sat. Nov. 8-9, 2024.
Upcoming Events: Southeastern NC Veterans Day Parade- Saturday November 9, 2024-planning on “Willy” the Jeep being in this year’s parade.
82nd Anniversary of Camp Davis Event- April 8, 2023
Despite poor weather, the 82nd anniversary event commemorating the “opening” of WWII Camp Davis was a huge success! The event was relocated into the Holly Ridge Volunteer Fire Dept. Bldg. (many thanks to the chief & firefighters!) and our various displays, exhibits, demonstrations and even two jeeps, were situated inside this spacious facility. Antiaircraft troops, WACs, and British troops were represented and the Topsail Island Historical Society set an exhibit on the WASPs. The HRVFD organized a hot dog cookout as a fundraiser and all the volunteers were treated to a complimentary lunch. a large crowd of between 400-500 turned out for the program which ran from 10 am to 4 pm. A special thanks to all the dedicated living history folks and vehicle collectors who made this event possible.