#b17 #worldwar2 #worldwarii #ww2 #wwii #bombinghitlershometownbook #mikecroissant #NormanLear Norman Lear, famed TV writer and producer, passed away on December 5, 2023, at age 101. While most celebrations of his life have focused on Lear’s contributions to popular culture, few have had much to say about his service in World War II. Lear was 19 years old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, and he was eager to join the war effort. Lear dropped out of Emerson College in Boston and enlisted in