FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 ~ 07 December 2020

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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

Canteen Mission Statement

Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies' military
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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and is family friendly.

[tubebender]

I was 7 years old December 7th 1941 in a family of Mom and Dad, two brothers and three sisters and remember hearing about Pearl Harbor on the radio that day. By June my two brothers were drafted, one sister joined the Wacs and the other sister moved to Redwood City to work in a “defense plant” leaving my little sister and I alone on the farm in FResno county...

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Not too cold here today but tomorrow will be a different story. Not nearly as cold as it is in your neck o’ da woods though! WHEW! We did have freezing fog a couple of nights.

It’s been good weather to stay inside working on the lamps. I’ll finish one tonight, then there’s a really big one to do for the finale. I’ve had a little break to eat supper and catch up on some news but it’s time to get crackin’ again. *sigh*

[lightman]

Dad’s WWII journal starts with the Day of Infamy.

I’ll be tapping the thread momentarily:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1749869/posts

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, my...thanks for the tunes. Do you have any snow yet?

[Kathy in Alaska]

My pleasure, Pro...we must remember the past.

How’s your weather?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, TianaHighrider...a piece of our history we must never forget. Glad you enjoyed it.

[luvie]

🇺🇸 Never Forget! 🇺🇸

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, TigerHawk...December 7th did lead to that.

[luvie]

Howdy, radu!

Hope you had a lovely weekend! Did you get to go out with friends?

[luvie]

Excellent header table, Kathy! Hope you had a lovely weekend!

[PROCON]

It's December and it's COLD, 30 degrees for the high today but no real snow yet.

How about you?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

Hope you got some good rest, and are ready to take on the new week.

[mylife]

It comes and goes as it pleases.

[The Mayor]

Yes, I never got out of my robe today. : )
Start back up tomorrow!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Zero degrees at 9am, but up to 18 now. And the plows came later this afternoon...our street is plowed!

Stay warm!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, doorgunner69...thank you for sharing your experiences.

What a piece of history you shared, being in that very spot.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, tubebender, for sharing your memories.

Scary times for a 7 year old.

[mylife]

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Monday morning and ((HUGS)) to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

How's everyone doing this morning?

[Kathy in Alaska]

So glad you Dad wrote down his experiences, and thanks for sharing.

My Dad was Army in CBI and I have his account of his time. Invaluable pieces of first hand history for us.