The Tama County Historical Society will host a free, public program on the history of the USS Honolulu on Wed., March 6, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Tama County Historical Society and Genealogical Library, 200 N. Broadway St, Toledo.

Don Paustian will present his research on the USS Honolulu, a Brooklyn-class light cruiser that was active in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Paustian’s father, the late Louis J. Paustian, served on the ship while deployed with the U.S. Navy from 1942-1945.