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To: rlmorel
My dad was in Borneo as a member of the United States Navy on December 7, 1941.

About 24 November 1941, Marblehead, with TF 5, departed Manila Bay She anchored at Tarakan, Borneo, 29 November and waited for further instructions. On 8 December (7 December in the United States) she received the message -"JAPAN STARTED HOSTILITIES; GOVERN YOURSELVES ACCORDINGLY".


8 posted on 12/07/2023 6:37:37 AM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: ansel12

Have you seen this video about the USS Marblehead from The History Guy?

The Extraordinary Voyage of the USS Marblehead:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb9h5bU8Dwk


17 posted on 12/07/2023 11:50:04 AM PST by chrisinoc
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