Deauville, France — As commemorations get underway for the 80th anniversary of D-Day on June 6th, other at times forgotten heroes of the war are being honered in an exhibition of large format photos in the coastal city of Deauville, a seaside town and resort in Normandy. The exhibition, entitled Women in the War, was curated by the French magazine Paris Match in cooperation with the U.S. Consulates and Embassy in France, the French-American Foundation and the United States Army Women’s Museum in Virginia. Women in wartime have worked as nurses, cracked enemy codes and worked a variety of jobs in factories and elsewhere that otherwise were held by men. Highlights of the show include women members of the American military heading down the streets of Paris on May 14th, 1945, during the victory parade. The U.S. Army Women’s Museum, located at Fort Lee, Virginia, is the only museum in the world dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of women in the Army. The facility was established in 1955 as the Women’s Army Corps Museum and resided for more than forty years at Fort McClellan, Alabama. After a move and a name change, the museum was reopened in May 2001 as the U.S. Army Women’s Museum.

The Deauville exhibition is being held by the Hôtel Barrière Le Normandy in the gardens across the street from the hotel until July 1st and is free of charge. Hôtel Barrière Le Normandy. Square François André, Rue Jean Mermoz 14800 Deauville. Special to The Gourmet Gazette