From Picnic To Peril: How A Young Couple’s World Was Shattered By Japan’s Attack On Pearl Harbor

From Picnic To Peril: How A Young Couple’s World Was Shattered By Japan’s Attack On Pearl Harbor

The following is an excerpt from the book “At First Light: A True World War II Story of a Hero, His Bravery, And An Amazing Horse” by Walt Larimore and Mike Yorkey (Knox Press, April 19, 2022).  *** On Saturday evening, December 6, 1941, “Phil,” as Marilyn called him and as he now liked to be called, took her out for dinner at the Bungalow, a popular seafood restaurant in Biloxi, Mississippi that overlooked the calm, brown waters of the Mississi…