Hi Harry - I remember my parents taking my brother and I there as kids.
Here's a bit of the description from the web site.  We'll be sure to have
good directions for you when you arrive for the VSA conference.
The First Division Museum at Cantigny is dedicated to the history of the Big
Red One, the famed 1st Infantry Division of the United States Army. The
museum is located on the Wheaton, Illinois estate of the late Colonel Robert
R. McCormick <rrm.htm>. During World War I, McCormick, later the long time
editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune <http://www.tribune.com/>, was
commander of the 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, part of the First
Division. He renamed the estate Cantigny in honor of the first American
battle of the war. At his death in 1955, McCormick left ~Cantigny
<http://www.xnet.com/cantigny/> to be managed as a recreational and
educational park.


 http://www.rrmtf.org/firstdivision/
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> I have seen photos of a museum in Illinois dedicated to the US First
> Infantry Division. Can anyone tell me the exact name, city/town and, if
> possible, phone number? I would like to visit the museum when I am in
> Chicago for VSA but have been unable to obtain contact info.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Harry
>
> Harry Needham
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