The author of two major oral histories about the turning points of World War II — the D-Day invasion of Europe as well as the Manhattan Project and the atomic bombings of Japan — Graff will discuss the legacy of the Greatest Generation, how World War II changed the world, and the first-person realities of fighting in the greatest conflict humanity has ever known.

Following the talk there will be a sale and signing of two of his books, “When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day” and “The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making and Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb.”

This Greatest Generation Celebration event is made possible with generous support from Meijer, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation, Air Zoo, City of Grand Rapids, the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies, Oasis Senior Advisors, National Heritage Academies, Trillium Living, Trinity Health, Peter & Emajean Cook Foundation, Michigan Heroes Museum, University of Michigan Health, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Varnum Law, Wege Foundation, WZZM 13, WMXI Fox 17, Lake Michigan Credit Union, Hospice of Michigan, World Affairs Council, E3 Compliance, Clark Foundation, Klingman's, Studio Park, Amway Corporation, American Legion, A250, Applied Innovation, the Williams Family, the Stornant Family, and Mary Free Bed.