Lest we forget
Dec 7, 2013 18:36:57 #
Pearl Harbor
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 i n 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.
When it was over, the U.S. losses were:
Casualties
USA : 218 KIA, 364 WIA.
USN: 2,008 KIA, 710 WIA.
USMC: 109 KIA, 69 WIA.
Civilians: 68 KIA, 35 WIA.
TOTAL: 2,403 KIA, 1,178 WIA.
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 i n 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.
When it was over, the U.S. losses were:
Casualties
USA : 218 KIA, 364 WIA.
USN: 2,008 KIA, 710 WIA.
USMC: 109 KIA, 69 WIA.
Civilians: 68 KIA, 35 WIA.
TOTAL: 2,403 KIA, 1,178 WIA.
Dec 7, 2013 21:03:16 #
Great archival images! Thank you. I have had the privilege of visiting the Pearl Harbor Memorial. It was an emotional experience.
Dec 7, 2013 21:15:11 #
Dec 8, 2013 07:33:48 #
Thanks for posting. So many good men and women gone and so much grief for families and the nation.
Dec 8, 2013 07:46:23 #
Tomcat5133
Loc: Gladwyne PA
I flew a small tourist plane over Hawaii about 20 year ago.
As we approached the harbor where we were attacked on Dec 7,
1941 I felt chills in my spine. We must remember the sacrifice of so many Americans. We must pass this one to our children and grandchildren.
It is interesting that most of the camera's we use are from Japanese companies. Hopefully we will learn to work
together in this world. One can only hope.
As we approached the harbor where we were attacked on Dec 7,
1941 I felt chills in my spine. We must remember the sacrifice of so many Americans. We must pass this one to our children and grandchildren.
It is interesting that most of the camera's we use are from Japanese companies. Hopefully we will learn to work
together in this world. One can only hope.
Dec 8, 2013 08:04:40 #
Asheet wrote:
Pearl Harbor
On Sunday, December 7th, 1941 the Japanese launched a surprise attack against the U.S. Forces stationed at Pearl Harbor , Hawaii .
When it was over, the U.S. losses were:
Casualties
USA : 218 KIA, 364 WIA.
USN: 2,008 KIA, 710 WIA.
USMC: 109 KIA, 69 WIA.
Civilians: 68 KIA, 35 WIA.
TOTAL: 2,403 KIA, 1,178 WIA.
On Sunday, December 7th, 1941 the Japanese launched a surprise attack against the U.S. Forces stationed at Pearl Harbor , Hawaii .
When it was over, the U.S. losses were:
Casualties
USA : 218 KIA, 364 WIA.
USN: 2,008 KIA, 710 WIA.
USMC: 109 KIA, 69 WIA.
Civilians: 68 KIA, 35 WIA.
TOTAL: 2,403 KIA, 1,178 WIA.
So much death and destruction - worldwide. And for what? A few years after WWII ended, we were in Korea, then Vietnam...
Dec 8, 2013 09:21:27 #
Dad was a photographer in WWII and our family saw some really devastating photo's of carnage.
We, as a Nation, should never forget! Korea, another debacle that our government didn't finish. Vietnam. Another waste of life and for what? I was in from '62 to '66 and with working the flight line at Travis, saw the many bodies coming back from Hickam. Sad indeed.
Yes, we should never forget the sacrifices that our men and women have given.
We, as a Nation, should never forget! Korea, another debacle that our government didn't finish. Vietnam. Another waste of life and for what? I was in from '62 to '66 and with working the flight line at Travis, saw the many bodies coming back from Hickam. Sad indeed.
Yes, we should never forget the sacrifices that our men and women have given.
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