A date that will live in infamy

[Webb]

Attack on Pearl Harbor

The attack on Pearl Harbor (called Hawaii Operation or Operation AI by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters (Operation Z in planning) and the Battle of Pearl Harbor) was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941 (December 8 in Japan). The attack was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions the Empire of Japan was planning in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States ...

One hundred eighty-eight U.S. aircraft were destroyed; 2,402 Americans were killed and 1,282 wounded ...

US President Franklin Roosevelt

[quote]Yesterday, December 7th, 1941

[Steve M]

I didn't read the entire Wiki, but a little known fact is that Japan carried out attacks on 10 other locations on the same day, Dec. the seventh. Pearl Harbour being the most noted.

The only link I can provide is a podcast from Jeff Allan, a war historian and talk show host on AM radio. Hopefully this link will work..

http://www.570news.com/listen/listenpla ... nniversary


At 11:18 minutes into the podcast listen carefully. The last half of the podcast is a movie review and unrelated.

[beaky]

I think of the Americans killed in this raid often, but I also think of Yamamoto's role in it, and I feel sorry for him.

[expat]

Just as a side line to this thread, the last ship to have survived the attack was sunk on active duty in 1982. The USS Pheonix, was sold in 1951 to Argentina and renamed The General Belgrano. She is the only ship ever to have been sunk in anger by a nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Conqueror during the Falklands Conflict.

Matt

[robertwnielsen]

[quote]I think of the Americans killed in this raid often, but I also think of Yamamoto's role in it, and I feel sorry for him.