| This popular living history program uses objects from the museum's education collection to bring World War II to life for visitors as re-enactors demonstrate the weapons and discuss the tactics and strategies that won the war. Visitors can follow authentically dressed and equipped World War II Marines on a tour of a re-created Pacific War battlefield and experience an exciting combined arms attack on a Japanese pillbox. In the volunteers use the only operational World War II flamethrower in Texas. Flamethrowers were a key weapon in infantry tactics during World War II in the Pacific. Other famous vehicles and weapons of World War II that are featured include a Stuart tank, half-track, M1903 Springfield rifle, M1 Garand rifle, M1918A2 Browning automatic rifle, M1919A4 .30 caliber machine gun, Japanese Nambu machine gun, and Japanese-type 38 rifle (also known as the Arisaka). Demonstrations will be presented at the Pacific Combat Zone at 10:30 a.m., and 12:30, 2:30 and 4 p.m. each day. The Pacific Combat Zone is located two blocks northeast of the museum complex on E. Austin Street between Elk and Lee. |