Pearl Harbor Commemoration planned Thursday (Dec. 7) in W’burg

The local chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Sons of the American Revolution will host a Pearl Harbor Commemoration on Thursday (Dec. 7) starting at 11:30 a.m. at the old Whitley County Courthouse in Williamsburg.

Members of the William Whitley Chapter of the NSDAR (above), met with the NSSAR and community to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 2016.

Retired University of the Cumberlands history and political science professor Dr. Bruce Hicks will be the keynote speaker.

At the conclusion of the ceremony, a wreath will be placed in front of the veterans’ monument in front of the old Whitley County Courthouse.

The purpose of the ceremony is to remember and honor the men and women, who suffered and died from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

About 8 a.m., the naval fleet and airfield at Pearl Harbor were attacked by 350 Japanese planes from six Japanese aircraft carriers in an attempt to destroy America’s Pacific fleet and airpower.

The attack killed 2,403 U.S. personnel, including sailors, soldiers and civilians. An additional 1,178 people were wounded.