Ken Burns and his team swore that they would never do another war documentary, but were inspired to tackle WWII after learning that more than 1000 veterans of this war die every day. Faced with a disappearing history, he and co-director Lynn Novick set out to document these soldiers’ and their families’ stories and to learn more about the home front in The War.
Interviews were conducted in four US cities: Sacramento, Luverne, MN, Mobile, AL, and Waterbury, CT. Those who viewed the first night learned of the experiences of several Sacramentans.
Read more about Sacramento during the War and the featured locals at the following links:
Earl Burke
Barbara Covington
Jeroline Green
Robert Kashiwagi
Burnett Miller
William Perkins
Susumu Satow
Harry Schmid
Dolores Silva
Walter Thompson
Asako Tokuno
Tim Tokuno
Sascha Weinzheimer
Burt Wilson
The War continues tonight with Part 2 of 7 on PBS at 8 and 10pm, and will be shown a total of four nights this week and three nights next week.
The Sac Rag 
We are hooked on anything Ken Burns does. I thought Tuesday night was part 3? I think we started recording it Sunday night.
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I’m offended that he COMPLETELY overlooked the contributions of the Americans Without Mustaches (AWM) during The War. AWM sacrificed more than most groups, and narry a photo nor statue/ette captures the stoic mustachioless moxy of those silent young clean-shaven men. Particularly in Sacramento, the AWM movement should be recognized for its contributions, without which The War would have… probably been won anyway.
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RIP Robert Kashiwagi
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