Let us not forget Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941)

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PTVETTER
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Remember our history and those how served that day.
The Hawaii over print notes!

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  • johnny9434
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    Never forget and won't πŸ™

  • thebeav
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    My dad was a freshman in highschool at that time. He was at the table doing his homework when the bulletin came over the radio. That had to be something !

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  • ajaan
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    @thebeav said:
    My dad was a freshman in highschool at that time. He was at the table doing his homework when the bulletin came over the radio. That had to be something !

    My dad was 15 years old. He said when they heard the news he had to look on a map to see where Pearl Harbor was.


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  • CaptHenway
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    Read something online today that said that the Arizona was not supposed to have been at Pearl on Dec. 7. She was supposed to have sailed to Bremerton in November for a routine upgrade, but had been involved in a collision with the Oklahoma in October which damaged her hull. They wanted to put her into the drydock at Pearl to do some hull work before sending her out on a long ocean voyage, and the first available drydock time was Dec. 8th.

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  • OAKSTAR
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    I had no idea there were German spies at Pearl Harbor, helping the Japanese in advance of the attack!!!

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  • golden
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    My Grandfather was born on December7,1891. On Sunday December 7,1941 they were having a 50th birthday party for him after church at his home. They heard about the attack during the party. One of his nephews that was there who was already in the army had to leave to report for duty.

  • yosclimber
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    @OAKSTAR said:
    I had no idea there were German spies at Pearl Harbor, helping the Japanese in advance of the attack!!!

    I don't know about German spies there, but there was at least one Japanese spy living near Pearl Harbor who made 2 reports per week on American ship positions.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeo_Yoshikawa

  • OAKSTAR
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    @yosclimber said:

    @OAKSTAR said:
    I had no idea there were German spies at Pearl Harbor, helping the Japanese in advance of the attack!!!

    I don't know about German spies there, but there was at least one Japanese spy living near Pearl Harbor who made 2 reports per week on American ship positions.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeo_Yoshikawa

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW_3vyrdwSQ

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  • yosclimber
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    Good video.
    More details here:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuehn_family

    We (USA) were fortunate the carriers were not in Pearl Harbor during the attack.
    They were on different active missions at the time (Wake Island, Midway, and returning to San Diego after repairs in Bremerton).
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XVHJgpMFj8

    My dad was age 15 in 1941. He enlisted in the Navy in 1944. He had Boy Scout friends who died in the war.

  • pursuitofliberty
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    @ElKevvo said:
    My uncle...at 20 he was just a kid really.

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    We all were ... kids really ... at least when we went in.

    Not that I served during wartime, unless you count the Cold War.

    Today's date is a grim reminder of what happens when we see each other as enemies, instead of part of the same humanity.

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    All gave but some, and some gave all.

    God bless those (and the families of those) that did the later.

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  • johnny9434
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    @golden said:
    My Grandfather was born on December7,1891. On Sunday December 7,1941 they were having a 50th birthday party for him after church at his home. They heard about the attack during the party. One of his nephews that was there who was already in the army had to leave to report for duty.

    In the movie theaters as well when they got the news. A lot left and went to enlist. Duty, honor, country πŸ™‚

  • PerryHall
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    Later in the war, one of my uncles was stationed in Hawaii. His combat engineer unit was in training for the amphibious landing for the upcoming invasion of Japan. He and the other soldiers in his unit were quite happy when they heard that Japan surrendered because he knew the casualty rate would be extremely high on both side if they had to invade.

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  • pcgsregistrycollector
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    I'm more on the younger side of things on this forum (born 2002), so I know my perspective comes from a different generation than many of you here. But I want to say that I have nothing but the deepest respect for those who fought and gave their lives for our country.

    Even though I didn't live through that era, and even though the events of World War II happened decades before I was born, I believe it's crucial for my generation (Alpha) to remember what happened. We owe everything to the that Generation and we shouldn't forget about them and their contributions.

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  • johnny9434
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    @PerryHall said:
    Later in the war, one of my uncles was stationed in Hawaii. His combat engineer unit was in training for the amphibious landing for the upcoming invasion of Japan. He and the other soldiers in his unit were quite happy when they heard that Japan surrendered because he knew the casualty rate would be extremely high on both side if they had to invade.

    a very messy thing, im glad it never happened either

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