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November 9-11, 2007
New Orleans, Louisiana
For more
information, please contact
conferences@nationalww2museum.org
Duty, Honor,
Country: When Baseball Went to War
(Updated
August 24, 2007)
Friday,
November 9, 2007
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01:30 pm – 01:45 pm |
Welcome & Remarks
-- Dr. Gordon H. “Nick” Mueller, NWW2M President
& CEO
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02:00 pm – 02:45 pm |
Keynote Presentation
“Why Baseball Went to War: Duty, Honor, Country”
-- Todd Anton
Author of
No Greater Love: Life Stories From
the Men Who Saved Baseball and member of
NWW2M Board of Trustees
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03:00 pm – 04:30 pm |
“Baseball as a Teacher: Discipline, Teamwork,
Sacrifice – the Role of Baseball in American
Society”
Moderator:
Bill Nowlin
Vice President, Society of American Baseball
Research and Co-Founder of Rounder Records and
Rounder Publishing
Panelists:
S. Derby Gisclair
Author and Member, Nominating and Selection
Committee for the New Orleans Baseball Hall of
Fame & Museum
Linda McCarthy
Founding Curator, CIA Museum and Author of
Spies, Pop Flies & French Fries: Stories I Told
My Favorite Visitors to the CIA Exhibit Center
Lou Brissie
88th Infantry Division; Major
League Pitcher
(1947 – 1952) and Director of American Legion
Baseball
(1952 – 1960)
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05:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
Opening of the Special Exhibit – “Baseball Goes
to War”
Overview of Exhibit:
Moderator: Todd Anton
Baseball Historian and member of the NWW2M Board
of Trustees
Panelists:
Curt Schilling
Boston Red Sox Pitcher and member of the NWW2M
Board
of Trustees
Johnny Pesky
U. S. Navy Ensign & Operations Officer and Major
League Short Stop and Third Baseman (1942 –
1954)
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06:00 pm – 7:30 pm |
Ribbon Cutting & Reception
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National World War II Museum
President & CEO Dr. Gordon H. “Nick”
Mueller
Board member Curt Schilling
Board member Todd Anton
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Humana
South Region President for Humana’s Senior
Products George Renaudin
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National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum
Vice
President & Chief Curator Ted Williams Spencer
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Special Guests
John Pesky
Morrie Martin
Jerry Coleman
Lou Brissie
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Saturday,
November 10, 2007
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10:00 am – 02:00 pm |
Players Clinic for Kids
* Free with regular museum admission- you do not
have to buy a ticket to the conference to
participate in the Clinic
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09:00 am – 04:00 pm |
Memorabilia Market Place
Autograph Sessions following each panel
Baseball signings
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09:00 am – 05:00 pm |
Special Exhibit – “Duty,
Honor, Country: When Baseball Went to War” |
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09:00 am – 10:30 am |
“Baseball on the Home Front: War Bond Sales,
‘Fat Free Games,’ and Fields of Dreams”
Moderator:
Ted Williams Spencer
Vice President & Chief Curator, The National
Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Panelists:
Todd Anton
Author of
No Greater Love: Life Stories From
the Men Who Saved Baseball
and member of
NWW2M Board of Trustees
Kerry Yo Nakagawa
Director, Nisei Baseball Research Project and
Author of Through a Diamond: 100 Years of
Japanese American Baseball
“Dolly” Brumfield White
Past-President, All American Girls Professional
Baseball League Players’ Association, Inc.
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10:45 am – 12:15 pm |
“Baseball on the Battlefront: Europe, North
Africa and the Pacific”
Moderator:
Ron Maestri
President, New Orleans Zephyrs and former
University of New Orleans Athletic Director and
baseball coach
Panelists:
Lou Brissie
88th Infantry Division; Major
League Pitcher (1947 – 1952) and Director of
American Legion Baseball (1952 – 1960)
Bob Feller
Navy enlistee on December 8, 1941; Anti-Aircraft
Gun Crew Chief on the USS Alabama; Major
League Pitcher (1936 – 1956); Member of the
National Baseball Hall of Fame
Morrie Martin
Member of the 49th Combat Engineer Battalion at
Omaha Beach, wounded in the Battle of the Bulge;
Major League Pitcher with seven clubs (1949 –
1959)
Jerry Coleman
U. S. Marine Corps Aviator and Dauntless pilot
at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands and The
Philippines; U. S. Marine Corps Aviator and
Corsair pilot in the Korean War; and Major
League Infielder (1949 – 1957)
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12:15 pm – 02:00 pm |
LUNCH: Ballpark Food – Hot Dogs, Hamburgers,
Nachos, etc.
Keynote Presentation: Gary Bedingfield-
Editor, "Baseball in Wartime", International
Newsletter
On baseball in World War II, Glasgow, Scotland
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02:00 pm – 03:30 pm |
“Baseball the Morale Builder – Troops, POWs
and Internment Camps”
Moderator:
Gary Bedingfield
Editor, "Baseball in Wartime", International
Newsletter
On baseball in World War II, Glasgow, Scotland
Panelists:
Lenny Yochim
Major Leaguer from New Orleans
Gary Moore
Author of
Playing With the Enemy
Kerry Yo Nakagawa
Director, Nisei Baseball Research Project and
Author of Through a Diamond: 100 Years of
Japanese American Baseball
Arthur Schott
New Orleans Baseball Historian
Johnny Pesky
U. S. Navy Ensign & Operations Officer and Major
League Short Stop and Third Baseman (1942 –
1954)
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03:45 pm – 05:00 pm |
“From One Battlefield to Another: World War
II, Baseball and Civil Rights”
Moderator:
Bill Swank, Baseball Historian, Author of
"Baseball in San Diego: From the Plaza to the
Padres"
Panelists:
Herb Simpson- Member of 2057th QM Corps in ETO;
Dispatcher, "Red Ball Express"; Member of the
Homestead Grays Negro League Baseball Club,
1942.
Kerry Yo Nakagawa
Director, Nisei Baseball Research Project and
Author of Through a Diamond: 100 Years of
Japanese American Baseball
“Dolly” Brumfield White
Past-President, All American Girls Professional
Baseball League Players’ Association, Inc. |
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06:30 pm – 07:00 pm |
Cocktail Reception (Cash Bar) |
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07:00 pm – 09:30 pm |
Dinner & Keynote Presentation
“The Importance of Our National Pastime to
Victory in World War II”
Welcome and Introductions
Dr. Gordon H. "Nick" Mueller, President & CEO,
The National World War II Museum
Ron Swoboda, Major Leaguer and Television
Sportscaster
Tommy Lasorda, Former Manager, Los
Angeles Dodgers; Member, National Baseball Hall
of Fame
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Sunday,
November 11, 2007
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09:00 am – 12:00 pm |
Autograph Sessions following each panel
Baseball signings
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09:00 am – 05:00 pm |
Special Exhibit: “Duty,
Honor, Country: When Baseball Went to War” |
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09:00 am – 10:30 am |
“Memories of World War II – Major League
Stars”
Moderator: Todd Anton
Author of
No Greater Love: Life Stories from
Men Who Saved Baseball and member of NWW2M
Board of Trustees
Panelists:
Lou Brissie
88th Infantry Division; Major
League Pitcher (1947 – 1952) and Director of
American Legion Baseball (1952 – 1960)
Bob Feller
Navy enlistee on December 8, 1941; Anti-Aircraft
Gun Crew Chief on the USS Alabama; Major
League Pitcher (1936 – 1956); Member of the
National Baseball Hall of Fame
Morrie Martin
Member of the 49th Combat Engineer Battalion at
Omaha Beach, wounded in the Battle of the Bulge;
Major League Pitcher with seven clubs (1949 –
1959)
Herb Simpson- Member of 2057th QM Corps in ETO;
Dispatcher, "Red Ball Express"; Member of the
Homestead Grays Negro League Baseball Club,
1942.
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11:00 am – 12:00 pm |
Annual Veterans Day Program
Presentation of Colors- St. Amant High School
JNROTC Color Guard, St. Amant, Louisiana
Chaplain-
National Anthem- Ed Delegrange (USMC) Past
Department Vice Commander, The American Legion,
Department of Louisiana
Welcome- Dr. Gordon H. "Nick" Mueller- President
& CEO, The National World War II Museum
Keynote Speaker- Maj Gen. Hunt Downer, Dep.
Adjutant General, The Louisiana National Guard
Special Guests- World War II Veteran Baseball
Players |
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02:00 pm – 03:00 pm |
New Orleans Concert Band |
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