On Dec. 7, 1941, nearly 2500 Americans lost their lives in the span of two hours when Japanese planes attacked United States warships at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The attack is known as one of the deadliest ever to occur on United States soil, and was a direct cause of the U.S. entering World War II.
In time for the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Atlanta History Center has collected interviews from several people, including Georgians, who witnessed events surrounding the attack firsthand, through the Center’s Veterans History Project.
“Pearl Harbor was a defining moment for that generation,” said Sue VerHoef, Atlanta History Center director of Oral History and Geneaology. “Life was never the same after Pearl Harbor.”
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