Sicily Battlefield Study

Participants Selected for WWII Battlefield Study of Sicily

The First Division Museum at Cantigny, in Wheaton, Illinois, is sponsoring a teacher, graduate student, and staff member for a study of the World War II battlefields in Sicily. Participants will reading and study assignments, make presentations, and lead and participate in discussions. The tour is a joint venture of The Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society at the University of New Brunswick, in partnership with the Department of History, US Army Command and General Staff College, and the First Division Museum at Cantigny. The tour group will depart on May 6, 2011 and return to the US on May 14, 2011.

The participants for the 2011 Sicily Battlefield Study have been chosen. They are:

Kelly Naughton
Kelly Naughton is a 7th and 8th grade Social Studies teacher at Bridge School in Chicago, Illinois. She plans to use this experience to strengthen the World War II unit that she teaches to her 8th grade students. Mrs. Naughton brings history to life in her classroom by sharing photos, mementos, and stories from historical sites that she has visited. By studying the battlefields in Sicily, she will pass along everything she learns to her students, benefitting them for years to come.

Seth A. Givens
Seth Givens is a Ph.D. student in Military History at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. He is looking forward to this hands-on learning experience, in which he can learn from his peers and by historical immersion. He plans to expand his knowledge of multi-national operations and soldiers' interactions with civilians, in both World War II and later conflicts.

Melissa Tyer
Melissa Tyer is the Museum Educator at the First Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, IL. She plans to use this experience to enhance school tour content at the First Division Museum. Information from the trip will also be applied to lesson plans and primary resource packets available at the museum website.

Images from Last Year's Battlefield Study (Click to Enlarge)