We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:41:03 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Air Raid Pearl Harbor. This is no drill. There are more pictures. I moved them below the fold into the Flash Traffic/Extended Entry to ease the burden on our dial-up visitors.... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html Thu, 07 Dec 2006 07:55:49 -0600 In honor of this important date, I've been showing a bunch of the classic newsreels and Frank Capra short films (e.g., Why We Fight) on IFILM's War page: www.ifilm.com/channel/warzone Check it out, if you like. -Icarus http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53846 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53846 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 14:38:54 -0600 One footnote: USS Nevada was indeed repaired and returned to action. On the morning of June 6, 1944, she gave fire support to our troops at Normandy. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53844 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53844 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:47:31 -0600 When I first went to Pearl Harbor in 1946, I could see parts of the Arizona above the water. I told the story for years it was the superstructure, I later found out it was the stacks. They built the memorial just over two of the stacks. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53841 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53841 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:41:44 -0600 It's so sad to think that this may be the last reunion, because there simply won't be enough healthy survivors to hold a 70th. *sigh* A friend of mine told me today that her uncle was a radioman, about 20 miles offshore that day. He saw the Japanese planes incoming, and radio'd in the attack... but he never said another word about what happened that day. Only that he tried to warn them. What a day. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53839 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53839 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:19:09 -0600 Higgy - it was fun, watching you work your way through it...! Pigboat - yep, same one, though I didn't bother looking up the Qapaw, I admit! As for the links to other posts - they're fine and welcome! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53838 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53838 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:18:19 -0600 a diary entry and a letter from some civilians who lived in Pearl City. (They're family heirlooms of a sort.) Thought you might be interested.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53837 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53837 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:57:21 -0600 not at Pearl Harbor, "her keel being laid on 28 December 1942, launched on 15 May 1943, sponsored by Mrs. N.Lehman, and commissioned on 6 May, 1944"]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53836 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53836 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:43:34 -0600 Oh, just forget it. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53835 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53835 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:33:04 -0600 Never mind found her under Battleships. I think she was a target ship though. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53834 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53834 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:31:18 -0600 You forgot the USS Utah. She has a memorial on Ford Island. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53833 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53833 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:30:10 -0600 Thank you for honoring this important anniversary. I served on a sub out of Pearl in the '80s. The only reason I was able to relax in relative peace was due to the heroes of WWII. I've posted a rememberance of one of the heroes at our blog. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53832 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53832 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 11:16:40 -0600 My grand dad was working on the Cassin while it was in dry dock that day. I think an enemy plane destroyed the ship by crashing into it. Grand dad survived the attack and fought on. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53831 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53831 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 10:00:33 -0600 My Dad was at Pearl Harbor, on the seaplane tender USS Tangier, tied up to the Utah. He witnessed the entire attack from the "Crows Nest" on his ship. He remembers seeing a Japanesse pilot eyeball to eyeball at his height. They were one of the very first ships to fire back and were involved in sinking one of the midget subs. Later he was on one of the cruiser sunk at Savo Island near Gualdacanel (spelling?). Was radio operator on a PBM. Did not get a scratch during the entire war. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53828 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53828 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:14:16 -0600 http://edefense.blogspot.com/2006/12/its-easy-to-forget.html]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53824 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53824 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:03:10 -0600 Unlike the pics of the Cassin and Downes, the various views of the Shaw exploding, etc - the pic of the aircraft (I assume a Zero) diving at the sub was new to me. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53823 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53823 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:57:16 -0600 Presented as *all newly discovered* in someone's suitcase? Regardless of the fact that many of them were classics? I did a get new images from that bunch, but I had most of them already. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53821 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53821 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:54:19 -0600 same images sent to us...]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53820 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53820 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:50:22 -0600 same images sent to us...]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53819 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53819 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:49:34 -0600 Being one of the fortunate thousands who have visited the Arizona Memorial, for me it was a touching experience. Looking down the long list of those killed, there was one guy with the same last name as me. It personalized the experience, as I looked down and watched the oil globules still coming to the top. My dad like thousands of others went down the following week to enlist. He picked the Navy. They told him .... you're too old Pops .. go home. So he did. Two weeks later he was drafted by the Army, and served in the Pacific in the 41st Infantry Division. The second surprise attack on the USA was 911. Women and children murdered this time. Makes you wonder when the next one will be. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53815 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/12/0755am_december.html#comment-53815 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:27:41 -0600