She Remembers Pearl Harbor

Category: Pearl Harbor Attack

  • NEWSREEL: This Is Not A Drill

    This navy dispatch announces the attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by the Japanese Navy. It was received at the Squantum Naval Reserve Aviation Base on December 7, 1941 from the First Naval District. It states, “AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NOT DRILL.” Source: “”˜This Is Not a…

  • NEWSREEL: 11.26.1941

    President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull presented the Japanese with a ten-point note outlining the final American terms to resolve the current crisis. The Hull note’s primary purpose was to establish a clear record rather than serve as a basis for negotiation. Their demands included Japan’s withdrawal from China and Indo-China and recognition of the Chinese…

  • NEWSREEL: 11.26.1941 The Path to Pearl Harbor

    “On November 26, 1941, as US officials presented the Japanese with a 10-point statement reiterating their long-standing position, the Japanese Imperial Navy ordered an armada that included 414 planes aboard six aircraft carriers to set to sea. Following a plan devised by Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku, who had earlier studied at Harvard and served as Japan”™s…

  • NEWSREEL: Leading up to war

    “By late November 1941 events were moving at a rapid pace. Even before Stimson dictated his controversial entry for November 25, Secretary Hull had learned, from a “Magic” intercept, that the foreign minister in Tokyo had informed Japan’s representatives in Washington that diplomatic efforts to reach what he called “the solution we desire” must be…

  • NEWSREEL: Be On Alert 11.27.1941

    As talks broke down, Admiral H. E. Kimmel and Major General W. C. Short received a warning from Washington about the potential for a Japanese attack, prompting them to heighten vigilance on November 27. Hawaii was considered an easy assignment, and the prospect of war seemed remote. Major Short was more concerned about the risk…

  • TIME CAPSULE: Hickam Field

    Hickam Field, adjacent to Pearl Harbor U.S. Naval Base, was established in 1935 as Hawaii’s principal army airfield and bomber base. On December 7, 1941, 51 airplanes were on the ground at Hickam, the headquarters of the Hawaii Air Force, and a flight of 12 B-17s was expected to arrive that morning. The first wave of…

  • NEWSREEL: “Tora! Tora! Tora!” 12.07.1941

    “Tora Tora Tora,” the message sent by Captain Mitsuo Fuchida, was the Japanese code expression for the signal to begin the attack on Pearl Harbor. “Tora” is a Japanese word that means “tiger,” but the entire phrase is considered an abbreviation for totsugeki raigeki, which implies “lightning attack.” These three simple words signaled that the December…

  • TIME CAPSULE: 12.07. 1941

    In Hawaii, The rumors were flying like crazy. “The Japanese were about to land troops on Oahu!” “They are going to attack San Francisco!” The military imposed martial law on Hawaii, calling for curfews and blackouts. At night, the hospital staff hung blankets over the windows to block the light, so the enemy couldn”™t spot…

  • NEWSREEL: 12.07.1941 Background

    Pearl Harbor, located near Honolulu, Hawaii, was the site of a devastating surprise attack by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941. Shortly before 8 a.m. that Sunday morning, many Japanese fighter planes descended upon the base. They succeeded in either destroying or causing significant damage to nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight battleships, as…