First Person: Pearl Harbor Remembered Through a Grandfather's Diary - Yahoo! News

Lt. Col. William A. Darden, being awarded the Bronze Cross in World War II


I found my grandfather's daily diary a few years ago in my father's possessions. My grandfather passed away soon after I was born. I used his brief entries to write this article about Pearl Harbor.

First Person: Pearl Harbor Remembered Through a Grandfather's Diary

The Diary of William Allen Darden, Sr. Provides Insight into Life Before and After Pearl Harbor

 Yahoo News asked Americans deeply impacted by the Dec. 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor attacks to share how their families were affected in the decades since. Here's my family's story.

Col. Wm. A. Darden, 1965
Article at: First Person: Pearl Harbor Remembered Through a Grandfather's Diary - Yahoo! News


  This article is part of a larger collection of stories and research for an upcoming biography of William A. Darden—a man in whose footsteps I still follow. The narrative traces his extraordinary life from a Nashville childhood on Fatherland Street to the classrooms of Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech, to Sundar Nagar, India. A veteran of WWII, Darden’s life remained deeply rooted in the history of the family home at Tick Hill and his wife’s family legacy at Ransom Place. This project goes beyond the uniform to uncover the man himself, moving from the halls of Central High to the final years in Brentwood. To be notified when the book is available, please email darden.k(at)gmail(dot)com with the subject ‘Book Interest’. Find out more at: William A. Darden: Upcoming Biography and Legacy Project


 

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