We shall NEVER forget.....

[tummyman]

Today, December 7th, is the 83rd anniversary of the bombing at Pearl Harbor and a day that shall live in infamy. The "greatest generation" were called to service to defend our country and preserve our freedom. We should never forget the sacrifices of those who served. May those who made the supreme sacrifice rest in eternal peace.

[WinnisquamZ]

“A day that will live in infamy” [emoji[emoji6]] years later who would have thought it’s just a footnote in today’s public education.


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[ApS]

My late Dad, a Tuftonboro resident, was training PBY-5 ("flying boat") pilots at Jacksonville Naval Air Station when he got word that his entire squadron was destroyed at the nearby Kaneohe Marine Air Base.

When given a new PBY, one enlisted man from the destroyed battleship USS Arizona's survivors became my Dad's co-pilot over enemy waters near Rabual/Guadalcanal--just north of Australia.

Commander Lou Conter, a regular visitor to the Arizona Memorial, had just recently passed away at the age of 102.

The US Navy must have appreciated my Dad's skills, as they'd given him a total of five PBYs between 1942 and 1943.



Edit:

Another name to remember is Dorie Miller. (MoH award).

[P-3 Guy]

Originally Posted by ApS

Edit:

Another name to remember is Dorie Miller. (MoH award).

In no way trying to diminish what Doris Miller did at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and only to make sure that the facts are kept straight: Miller was not awarded the Medal of Honor, although he was nominated for the highest U.S. military award (his race undoubtably played a part in the outcome). He was, however, awarded the Navy Cross for his actions. A future Ford-class aircraft carrier, CVN-81, is slated to be named for Miller. He was killed in action in the Pacific in November, 1943. Quite a story.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Miller

[WinnisquamZ]

My uncle was a Psychologist who arrived on Pearl Harbor Dec 8. Very quiet man on his return. Never spoke of it.


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[Susie Cougar]

Our next-door neighbor, when we lived in Maine, was at Pearl Harbor. He was originally from Norfolk, Virginia and retired to Maine when he was done. It was a peaceful place for him.

[ApS]

Surveilling peacetime Pearl Harbor military activities was an IJN Ensign by the name of Takeo Yoshikawa:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeo_Yoshikawa

"When the FBI picked him up on the day of the attack, there was no incriminating evidence of his espionage. He eventually returned to Japan in August 1942 in a diplomat prisoner exchange. It was not known for some time that he was the chief Japanese agent in Hawaii."

His messages to his homeland were encrypted; however, the US was capable of reading them.

Unfortunately, "manpower shortage" had left the messages unread.



Waikiki Beach as you've never seen it:

https://pacificwrecks.com/location/h...ki/wakkii.html