Thanks for the video post. Very familiar. Thank you.
Family was 6 hours out of Pearl 7 Dec 1941, took the attack report over scrambled radio. Picket submarine to the USS Enterprise. Their comms with the Enterprise have been posited as the reason there was no 3rd wave attack—the Japs did not know the carriers were at sea (and in fact were not in striking flight distance, and did not have any planes on board, having delivered them to Midway) and turned tail and ran as they recovered aircraft from last strike. Yammamoto knew the strike was a failure, and though planned it- told their command only total destruction would be a victory— the US would recover quickly. Folks should not forget the simultaneous attacks on Hong Kong and the Phillipines on the “next” day 8 Dec, past the date line.
So, the memory was, “get through the sub nets”, “survive attack by trigger happy USS Ward”, come into the harbor- which was on fire with bodies on fire floating in the the water, USS Oklahoma turned over (welders cutting out the hull plates to rescue the very few still trapped inside in an air pocket), refuel at the completely intact fuel tank farm at the sub base, re-stock and leave on war patrol. A quick side trip to tear apart a Jap mini-sub beached near the base, and strip parts, the dead crew and souvenirs. In January went into Tokyo bay to survey the harbor and waypoints for the Doolittle raid.
They had left Pearl in mid October 1941 on a “live weapons free approved” war patrol against any encountered Japanese shipping. Classified still what they shot. This was of course, well before any US declaration of war (this comment reserved for the pearl clutching democrats of “two strikes” to kill two still living narco terrorists! Whahmbulance time). What would they have said about machine gunning Japanese troops in the water off a sunk troopship- because no prisoners could be taken onboard double bunked crew of 85 fleet sub. A mercy instead of leaving troop survivors to the sea and sharks.
Dec. 7th is a major family honoring remembrance day. Disgusting how media a@hhles do not still remember. The US Navy has not forgotten. Next up-— the Chineeeee Co-Prosperity Sphere to destroyed with the help of our Japanese allies. History does not repeat, it rhymes.