News of Alumni: Bob Taplett ’68 and Michael Dolan ‘68

A conversation between two members of the Class of 1968 has led to publication of a historic personal account of events that ushered the United States into World War II.
 
At their Jubilarian Reunion in 2018, Robert Taplett ‘68 mentioned to Michael Dolan ’68 that his father (also Robert) had kept a diary from 1941-1942 as a young U.S. Marine Corps officer serving in the Pacific. Mike, who edits American History magazine, asked to read the transcript of the never-published diary.
 
The result is a fascinating and intimate glimpse into American life in the months before and after December 7, 1941. “So This Is War!” ran as the cover story of the August 2020 issue of American History and is accessible online by clicking here.
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