FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 ~ 07 December 2011

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 ~

On Sunday, December 7th, 1941 the Japanese launched a surprise attack against the U.S. Forces stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. By planning his attack on a Sunday, the Japanese commander Admiral Nagumo, hoped to catch the entire fleet in port. As luck would have it, the Aircraft Carriers and one of the Battleships were not in port. (The USS Enterprise was returning from Wake Island, where it had just delivered some aircraft. The USS Lexington was ferrying aircraft to Midway, and the USS Saratoga and USS Colorado were undergoing repairs in the United States.) In spite of the latest intelligence reports about the missing aircraft carriers (his most important targets), Admiral Nagumo decided to continue the attack with his force of six carriers and 423 aircraft. At a range of 230 miles north of Oahu, he launched the first wave of a two-wave attack. Beginning at 0600 hours his first wave consisted of 183 fighters and torpedo bombers which struck at the fleet in Pearl Harbor and the airfields in Hickam, Kaneohe and Ewa. The second strike, launched at 0715 hours, consisted of 167 aircraft, which again struck at the same targets. At 0753 hours the first wave consisting of 40 Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" torpedo bombers, 51 Aichi D3A1 "Val" dive bombers, 50 high altitude bombers and 43 Zeros struck airfields and Pearl Harbor. Within the next hour, the second wave arrived and continued the attack.

Information from here...LOTS of pictures

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and family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

Pearl Harbor Timeline

USS Ward, Report of Pearl Harbor Attack

The Search for the World War II Japanese Midget Submarine
Sunk off Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941

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[TonyInOhio]

Remember Pearl Harbor

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Beachy!

*HUGS*

Happy Hump Day! Hope you can stay dry - did I hear we have a possibility of the dreaded white stuff at the end of this storm? Say it ain't so - this morning's commute was enough of a bear with just rain.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[luvie]

Good chilly morning to the Early Birds!
Hope you all enjoy a Wonderful Wednesday!
...and stay warm and cozy!
I have a day off so I am being lazy right now! :)
((((hugs))))

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Meg!

*HUGS*

Happy Hump Day - hope all is well with you!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[ConorMacNessa]

Good mornign, Luv!

*HUGS*

Rainy morning here - rough commute. Hope you enjoy your day off!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[luvie]

Howdy, Conor! (((hugs)))

So far...so good! Hope it dries out there soon! :)

(send it our way!)

[luvie]

Howdy, EGC! (((hugs)))

Hope you and Bo are having a good week...and are staying warm and cozy!

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Have you been to pearl harbor and seen the sunken Arizona? It is still leaking oil....

[luvie]

Rare Footage of Pearl Harbor Found

[luvie]

No, I haven’t but I have always wanted to. It must be a sobering thing to see that memorial.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Arrowhead...((HUGS))...looks like our normal “cold” found its way to your house. It is 22 right now at my house and supposed to stay cold. Maybe snow tomorrow. I’m waiting.

Have a good Wednesday. Snagging a bite on the way out in just a minute.

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

It is indeed...

Arizona in the 30s

The memorial

Wall of Names

Still leaking oil

[Arrowhead1952]

It was 23 at ABIA here this morning. I had 28 at home and that is the same it was in downtown Austin. (((HUGS)))

[E.G.C.]

It’s going well here. My brother and his family are visiting here from Texas.

[Biggirl]

Weeping oil.

[Arrowhead1952]

Thanks for that link.

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