Thursday, October 9th @ 6:30 PM
Please join us on October 9th at the Swiss Center of North America for his fascinating talk by Bob Block. This presentation covers the events preceding the celebration of VJ Day. Some of the events covered in this presentation are: the attack on Pearll Harbor; the capture of US POW No. 1 (Kazuo Sakamaki); the Janesville 99 – a tank company from Janesville, WI that took part in the Bataan Peninsula battle and the infamous Bataan Death March; the dropping of the nuclear bombs “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” on Hiroshima and Nagasaki leading directly to the end of WWII and the euphoric celebration of VJ Day (August 15th, 1945) and the infamous celebratory sailor/nurse Kiss in New York city.
About the Presenter: Bob Block is a resident of Oregon, WI. He retired after working With the Wisconsin Crime Lab in Madison, WI for 34 years before retiring as head of the drug identification unit, having testified in courts of law 500 times as an expert witness. Bob is an active member of the Oregon Area Historical Society and has an interest in historic topics.
Many thanks to Bekah Stauffacher at the Swiss Center of North America for partnering with us on this event!