FReeper Canteen ~ Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 ~ 07 December 2023

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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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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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[21twelve]

Thanks!

[Jet Jaguar]

In.

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[21twelve]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW5m8HNz0jc

RUSH - “Manhattan Project”

Song about the development and use of the atomic bomb. We didn’t start the war - but we ended it.

“...took down the rising sun....”

[21twelve]

Thank you to all the vets through out the years. Not too many from WWII left. My old man talked about how after Pearl Harbor all of the young men couldn’t wait to sign up.

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 ~

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[radu]

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[SkyDancer]

~ Evening Kathy! ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[dfwgator]

Pearl Harbor - Minute By Minute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Joh2BXPsrXs&list=PLsIk0qF0R1j6ydMvoUBKj_WrnP4PtBlfk

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy first day of Hannukah!

[PROCON]

Hi Kathy, thanks for tonight’s Canteen and remembering that fatal day at Pearl Harbor.

[Jet Jaguar]

Ping.

[Kathy in Alaska]

You are most welcome, 21twelve.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, JJ...((HUGS))...still enjoying retirement? LOL!

[Jet Jaguar]

But of course! (((HUGZ)))

[Mears]

I remember that day….I was at aunt’s for zSunday lunch in MA….all the adults were saying this meant war …. we kids thought it would mean Christmas would be cancelled .

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[Theophilus]

Thanks I’m doing this entire series tomorrow!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...you and Tippy enjoying carefree walks yet?