[Lewite]

I had been conceived at that time, to be born on the birthday (June 12) of H.W. Bush. My Dad and his four brothers all served with four of them in hostle hell fire. I owe them so much. I hope the spelling is right, I am having trouble seeing, somebody left the water running.

[Exit148]

I was around -- in Massachusetts. I was 10 and my family was visiting another family. When the news came over the radio, someone said ---"Where's Pearl Harbor"?. Julie, was the daughter of the family we were with, and when we were outside with some friends, she started to cry and wail, and carry on because she had relatives in California. My thoughts were that she'd do anything, as usual, to get attention. (nasty me)

[reagan_fanatic]

My Dad was in the Army at the time, and most likely would have taken part in an invasion of Japan had we not dropped the bomb and forced their surrender. It is very possible that I am here today because of what happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

[PeterFinn]

One of my father's cousins, John Finn, was at Kanoehoe on the other side of Oahu when the attack happened and he wrote extensively about it after the war.

He also earned the Medal of Honor for his efforts defending our country.

[VOA]

bump

[Cacique]

btt for later

[jettester]

My wife's grandparents were stationed at Pearl and living off-base when the attack took place. He was a Chief in the Navy and she was at home with their first child, my wife's uncle. The grandmother remembers looking out the windows and seeing all of these planes flying around and hubby telling her it was probably some training activities - until the first explosions began to be heard!

This lovely woman had such a great spirit and love of Christ. Every year, our church would honor those veterans serving our country and she was always asked to tell her story about that Sunday morning so long ago. Today, she is in heaven teaching the angels how to play baseball.

[cynicom]

I recall in the late 30s my Father calling FDR a lying SOB when he kept saying he would NEVER draft American boys to fight in a foreign war.

[texianyankee]

My Dad joined the Coast Guard in 1939. He was stateside when Pearl Harbor got bombed, but shortly thereafter, he was assigned to an attack transport ship & served at Amchitka, Tarawa, Kwajalein.
I need to ask him where he was when he first heard the news.

[bert]

The womb

[oldsalt]

I was sitting in my wicker stroller while my Mom and I were at Charlie Em's butcher shop picking up some cold cuts for a late lunch.I loved the butcher shop, sawdust on the floor,wonderful smells in the air,and Charlie always gave me a slice of salami.

That day everybody was excitedly talking about Pearl Harbor,lots of them didn't know where it was. My Mom ,who had a keen sense of history leaned over and told me to remember this day because we were in the war. I was 2 and a half but I can remember it like it was yesterday.

Lots of things have changed though and the butcher doesn't give me free salami anymore either.

[Uncle Hal]

I was coming out of church. I was 6 at the time and I remember a women coming up and telling us about the attack. Obviously, I did not know where Pearl Harbor was or even where Hawaii was.

[albee]

I was nearly nine years old and living in San
Francisco having arrived from China on a Japanese
ship, no less! (Tatsuta Maru).

I recall that some Chinese Americans wore signs
around their necks saying "I AM CHINESE NOT JAPANESE"
when they ventured outside of Chinatown as tempers were
running high and several Asians were beaten up because they were
suspected of being Japanese.

[Ciexyz]

My Dad always liked to recall Pearl Harbor when December 7th rolled around every year. I used to call him and ask, "By the way, Dad, what were you doing back on Dec. 7, 1941?" He loved to reminisce. The media, newsbroadcasts used to make a big deal out of the date, now they hardly mark it at all.