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Documentary Film: Shoebox Memories

The 2025 Horry County Museum Documentary Film Series continues with Shoebox Memories. This 30-minute film, part of the Carolina Stories Series by SCETV, is a collection of stories from 10 WWII veterans. Of the 10 WWII Veterans, two are native South Carolinians while the rest are retirees who moved to the Beaufort area. Their stories begin with Eisenhower’s orders to invade Normandy and end with the liberation of Dachau on April 24, 1945. The veterans share their recollections about these and other critical events occurring during WWII, including D-Day, the Malmedy Massacre, a B-17 bombing in Cologne, Germany, the burning of Manila, and the landing at Iwo Jima.
The free screening begins at 1 p.m., Wednesday, September 10.