Day of infamy

Plymouth veterans’ groups host remembrance of Pearl Harbor deaths

The annual remembrance of those who lost their lives in the Dec. 7 attack at Pearl Harbor took place in Plymouth Township last week.  During the 1941 attack, 2,000 American servicemen were killed, four battleships sunk and four others damaged, forcing the U.S. into World War II. Last week, members of Plymouth VFW Post 6695, Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 528 and American Legion Post 391, along with elected officials and community members gathered at the Plymouth Veterans Memorial Park on Main Street for the remembrance ceremony.

This year, one guest of honor was 97-year-old World War II veteran Donald Vaughn, at right in photo above at left, who was in high school on Dec. 7, 1941 and later served in the Navy in the Pacific Theater from 1943 to 1945.