December 7, 1941

[CJD3]

“A date that will live in infamy.”

 

[Jackalope]

“A date that will live in infamy.”

Exactly what I was going to post when I saw the title. Man how wrong the japs were. 6 months later they got the "find out" part of their "fucked around" at Midway where the US sank 4 of the 6 carriers that participated in Pearl. The Japanese only lost 4 because that's all they brought. It did cost the US the carrier Yorktown, but the USS Enterprise continued to rule the Pacific through the end of the war where she downed over 900 planes and sank over 70 ships.

 

[Clay Showalter]

Lieutenant William W. Outerbridge who was raised in Middleport, OH is credited with the first kill for the USA in WWII

Forgotten History: 82 Years Ago Today, Destroyer USS Ward Scores America's First Kill of WWII

pjmedia.com

 

[Jackalope]

Lieutenant William W. Outerbridge who was raised in Middleport, OH is credited with the first kill for the USA in WWII

Forgotten History: 82 Years Ago Today, Destroyer USS Ward Scores America's First Kill of WWII

pjmedia.com

Such a cool story.

 

[Ohiosam]

I only learned a few years ago that Pearl was only part (though by far the largest) of Japan's attack. The same day, but Dec 8 on the calendar because of the international date line, the Japs also attacked the Philippines, Wake, Guam and several British territories. The plan was to knock out all serious competition in their part of the Pacific. There were casualties on all of them and they deserve to be remembered along with those at Pearl.

 

[giles]

Now they are beating us from within.

 

[Blackcat86]

The plan was to knock out all serious competition in their part of the Pacific.

Much like the CCP is doing today; economically, geographically, and militarily.

Now they are beating us from within.

It's the only proven way to destroy a republic: always has been and always will be.

For an alternate view on the topic, I recommend this read:

Pearl Harbor: Hawaii Was Surprised; FDR Was Not - The New American

 

[Jackalope]

I only learned a few years ago that Pearl was only part (though by far the largest) of Japan's attack. The same day, but Dec 8 on the calendar because of the international date line, the Japs also attacked the Philippines, Wake, Guam and several British territories. The plan was to knock out all serious competition in their part of the Pacific. There were casualties on all of them and they deserve to be remembered along with those at Pearl.

Wow. . I have watched a ton of WWII stuff and never knew this. Thanks.

 

[Ohiosam]

Wow. . I have watched a ton of WWII stuff and never knew this. Thanks.

The things they don't teach us. In school I learned about Hitler invading Poland and the atrocities that followed. It was many years later I learned Hitler and Stalin had a deal to divide Poland (and give the Baltic states to Russia) and Russia invaded Poland from the east and committed similar atrocities.

 

[Jackalope]

The things they don't teach us. In school I learned about Hitler invading Poland and the atrocities that followed. It was many years later I learned Hitler and Stalin had a deal to divide Poland (and give the Baltic states to Russia) and Russia invaded Poland from the east and committed similar atrocities.

Yeah Russia was no angel in early WWII or even after. We didn't trust Stalin. But after operation barbarosa the enemy of my enemy came into play. He'll they didn't give back half of Berlin until 1989 with the fall of the wall.