“We Shall Carry On”: Colonial Williamsburg’s Participation in the War Effort, 1940-1945
Stryker Center 412 N. Boundary St, Williamsburg, VAWorld War II brought many changes to Williamsburg. Military units toured Colonial Williamsburg and attended lectures and films at the Williamsburg Theater as part of the Soldier Sailor Training Program funded by the Rockefellers. Colonial Williamsburg hotels, guest houses, and restaurants boosted morale by housing and feeding thousands of soldiers and their families, while staff...