Learn how U.S. soldiers became the best-trained desert fighters in the world and won battles in North Africa during World War II. Reporter Eric Knabe says the Desert Institute and the Twentynine Palms Historical Society will host a lecture on Patton’s Desert Training Center east of Twentynine Palms…
On Friday, October 12 at 7 p.m., come join historian Sid Burks, who will tell the story of the Desert Training Center (DTC) launched by General George S. Patton, where a million men trained to fight in the deserts of North Africa and other conflicts. Sid Burks is a retired community college teacher and is currently teaching full-time for Cal State, San Bernardino. This lecture is open to the public and costs $5 per person at the door and will be held at the Old Schoolhouse Museum, 6760 National Park Drive, in Twentynine Palms.
FRIDAY LECTURE ON GENERAL PATTON TRAINING TROOPS IN THE DESERT
