Dwight D. Eisenhower

Presidential Library and Museum

PO Box 339 · 200 SE 4th Street · Abilene, KS 67410 · 785.263.6700 · 877.RING.IKE
www.eisenhower.archives.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Aug. 4, 2014

Samantha Kenner, Communications Director

785.263.6764 | 877.RING.IKE

World War II Veteran to Present Program
at Eisenhower Presidential Library

ABILENE, Kan. - A special program based on the book, "The Pursuit of a Ruptured Duck - When Kansas Citians Went to War," will be presented August 10 at the Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home. The free public program is set for 2 p.m. in the Visitors Center Auditorium.

Edward Matheny shown here
in Guam in Feb. 1945.

The program will include a video presentation and a question and answer session by World War II Pacific Veteran Edward T. Matheny, Kansas City, Mo. Matheny served on the staffs of two of the great Navy leaders in the Pacific Theatre of World War II--Chester W. Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC) and Raymond A. Spruance, Commander Fifth Fleet. His book recounts his own experiences, those of other Kansas Citians in the armed forces and those who served on the home front.

Sometimes called the "Ruptured Duck," the Honorable Service Lapel Pin was awarded to United States military service members who were discharged under honorable conditions during World War II, between September 1939 and December 1946.

This program supplements the World War II Remembered: Leaders, Battles & Heroes exhibit currently on display in the Museum. The exhibit is a three-year commemoration of WWII marking the 70th anniversaries of the war and its aftermath as told through personal stories.

These programs and exhibits are only made possible through private donations to the Eisenhower Foundation. The World War II Remembered exhibit has a number of extremely generous sponsors including the Emma Balsiger Foundation, Dane G. Hansen Foundation, and the William T. Kemper Foundation. A complete list of exhibit donors and information on how you can be a sponsor can be found on www.eisenhower.archives.gov.

The Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum and Boyhood Home, a nonpartisan federal institution, is part of the Presidential Libraries network operated by the National Archives and Records Administration. Presidential Libraries promote understanding of the presidency and the American experience. We preserve and provide access to historical materials, support research, and create interactive programs and exhibits that educate and inspire.

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