December 6, 2016

Remembering Pearl Harbor

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Dec. 7 marks the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1941. The “date which will live in infamy,” is the event that brought the United States into World War II.

National Pearl Harbor Commemoration

Donald L. Miller, MacCracken Professor of History, will be one of the featured speakers during the Remember Pearl Harbor commemoration in Hawaii. Hosted by the National WWII Museum, the ceremony will be livestreamed Dec. 7 beginning at noon. Miller is the author of three books on the war and has been a consultant, writer, and on-camera expert on HBO’s WWII miniseries “The Pacific” and “Band of Brothers.” His book “Masters of the Air” will be the primary source for HBO’s newest World War II miniseries, which is being produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg.

Watch the Remember Pearl Harbor ceremony

Lafayette in WWII

There were 89 Lafayette students and alumni who died in World War II, and hundreds who served in the conflict. Check out these moving stories about two of them.