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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Justin Brooks Atkinson

Hometown

New York, New York

Honored By

John Peterson

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Activity During WWII

AFTER THE BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR IN DECEMBER 1941, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENLIST IN THE NAVY, BUT WAS REFUSED. HE REQUESTED A REASSIGNMENT TO WAR COVERAGE, AND THE NEW YORK TIMES SENT HIM TO THE FRONT LINES AS A WAR CORRESPONDENT IN CHINA, WHERE HE COVERED THE WAR WITH JAPAN UNTIL 1945.