The Grider Field Aviation Museum invites the community to a 1940s USO event from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15.
The event will be held in original World War II hangar at Pine Bluff Regional Airport’s Grider Field, 709 Hangar Row. Entertainment will be provided by the Pine Bluff Community Band, Port City Blues Band, and White Hall High School Jazz Band. Mark McElroy will emcee the event. White Hall Scout Troop 391 will present the colors and Susan Harris will sing the National Anthem.
Refreshments will be available at 1940s prices including $0.15 hot dogs and $0.10 Cokes in bottles. Attendees will have the opportunity to have their photos taken with a restored WWII PT-19, the type of plane used at Grider Field to train pilots for the Army Air Corps.
The museum board would like to introduce the public to the continuing plans to the turn the only remaining U.S. Army Air Corps WWII Barrack at Grider Field into an aviation museum. While the roof and siding have been restored, work is now needed on the inside to exhibit memorabilia.
