August 16 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
MO State Fairgrounds
Sedalia, MO 65301 United States

Additional Information

The 40 & 8 Veterans Organization of Sedalia will host a rededication ceremony of the restored WW1 and WW2 box car, known as the Merci Car, on the Missouri State Fairgrounds.

The ceremony will take place Thursday, August 16 beginning at 11:00 a.m.

The boxcar was a gift from the people of France for the goods and support the United States provided after WW2 ended.

The boxcar was built between 1873 and 1893. All the iron and wood is original. It was used to transport troops in both World Wars, holding either 40 men or 8 horses.