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Garst Open House
provided education and memories
GREENVILLE – “There’s something here you might be interested in,” said
Mick Maher, docent for Garst Museum. He was one of several scattered
throughout Garst Museum during its Christmas open house. His assignment
was the Military Room.
He pointed out a WWII display. It was the story of the bombing of Pearl
Harbor… and the Darke County native who was the first person to advise
Washington of the attack. “Karl Boyer was just a kid, early 20s,” said
Maher. “He sent the message. Washington said ‘repeat message’. He sent
it again… Washington said ‘repeat message’. He had to send it a third
time.”
Maher, a Marine veteran whose uniform is on display in the Military
Room, said he and Boyer used to sit at the Maid Rite and talk about it
all the time.
This year the museum’s open house was on Pearl Harbor Day, Dec. 7.
Maher said the 73rd anniversary of the bombing tied in with the history
in his section. “Did you know the first bombings were at Kaneohe Bay,
not Pearl Harbor? The Japanese thought that was their target until one
of their people corrected them.” Kaneohe Bay, a Naval and Marine air
field, was saved...
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