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Lighthouse Keepers React to Attack on Pearl Harbor

Seventy-five years ago today Americans were stunned at the news of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. Most lighthouse keepers shared the news in their logbooks and noted the immediate effects of this event at their station. Soon after December 7, 1941, the U.S. Coast Guard would become part of the U.S. Navy. The lighthouse personnel became… Continue reading Lighthouse Keepers React to Attack on Pearl Harbor