80 years ago today

[Ken07AOVette]

If you have never been to the Arizona Memorial, and have not done the tour I recommend it. Bring kleenix, they will be used.

https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/ne...cember-7--1941

At 6:10 AM, Minesweeper USS Condor sights a periscope
At 6:10 AM, the first wave of planes took off from Japanese aircraft carriers, approximately 200 miles north of Oahu.
At 6:45 AM, the first shots were fired by the USS Ward at a Japanese submarine. These were the first shots fired by the United States in World War II.
At 6:53 AM, USS Ward radios Navy headquarters but the decoding process delays the message.
At 7:02 AM, A radar station on Oahu spots unidentified aircraft heading toward Hawaii.
At 7:20 AM, an Army lieutenant disregards this radar report because he believes it is a flight of U.S. B-17 bombers coming from California.
At 7:40 AM, the first wave of Japanese aircraft reaches Oahu.
At 7:49 AM, the Japanese aerial commander orders the attack on Pearl Harbor.
At 7:55 AM, the Coordinated attack on Pearl Harbor begins.
At 8:10 AM, the USS Arizona explodes.
At 8:17 AM, the Destroyer USS Helm fires at and sinks a Japanese submarine at the entrance of the harbor.
At 8:54 AM, the second wave of attack begins.
At 9:30 AM, the USS Shaw explodes in a dry dock.
At 10:00 AM, Japanese planes head back to carriers and ultimately back to Japan.

[kevinhits]

Visited there 25 years ago.

[Grizzly Adams1]

A very important event and we seem to take less notice of it every year, major road change in history. A Day that will live in Infamy, maybe not any more.

Grizz

[58thecat]

It woke the yanks up and ultimately got them to help knock the krauts out too.

Lots of sacrifices made hopefully to never be repeated.


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[35 whelen]

Seen the USS Arizona 1980 when I was there didn't know until about a year ago Elvis Presley was the main donator for the memorial of the USS Arizona he did a concert there and donated all the funds for the memorial

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[JDK71]

good read thanks

[hayseed]

Originally Posted by Grizzly Adams1

A very important event and we seem to take less notice of it every year, major road change in history. A Day that will live in Infamy, maybe not any more.

Grizz

Agree 100 % Grizz.

[Burrowing Owl]

Standing on the observation platform, leaning over the rail and seeing the fuel rising to the surface one drop at a time, over and over.... drummed home to me the appalling destruction that happened. Yes, tissues needed.

[Ackleyman]

Four years later the Japs paid dearly . Brutal . Old men start wars and young men fight them and die along with civilians

[thumper]

Sure woke up Uncle Sam and filled him with a 'terrible resolve'!