Tuesday Talks: Joe Yukna: ‘Gunpowder and Greasepaint’: The story of actress, Gertrude Lawrence, and the 1st Composite Anti-Aircraft Demonstration Battalion on Cape Cod in 1943

Join us on Tuesday, July 8^th, for our July ‘Tuesday Talks’ lecture with military historian, Joe Yukna. The lecture, entitled ‘Gunpowder and Greasepaint’ is perfect for a diverse audience. Joe will tell a story that takes you from the firing range at Scorton Neck to the stage lights of Broadway!
 
Come and hear the thrilling tale of how the 1st Composite Anti-Aircraft Demonstration Battalion, Royal Artillery, and star of stage and screen, Gertrude Lawrence, came together on Cape Cod in 1943. Joe will also be displaying items from CCMM for folks to look at before and after the talk.
 
About Joe Yukna:
 
Joe Yukna’s interest in the military history of Cape Cod began when he worked as a Department of Defense Police Officer on Camp Edwards/Otis ANGB in the late 1980s. Joe Yukna with colleague Jerry Ellis then embarked on a venture to create a military museum. They secured two barracks and six surrounding acres on Camp Edwards for the project. September 11th ended that venture. After a hiatus, they got back to work. Yukna has been collecting artifacts and information on military activities here on the Cape and the overseas activities of units that trained here. He has also helped various historical societies with military displays. After leaving the D.O.D. Police force, Joe started his own dog training business and is better known as ‘Joe the Dogman’. He is the son of a WWII /Korean War Navy Veteran and the Father of an Army War on Terror Veteran.