{"id":736,"date":"2010-12-07T14:39:54","date_gmt":"2010-12-07T19:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/?p=736"},"modified":"2010-12-09T13:22:00","modified_gmt":"2010-12-09T18:22:00","slug":"69-years-ago-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/2010\/12\/07\/69-years-ago-today\/","title":{"rendered":"69 years ago today"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pearl Harbor<\/strong>. One of those names that immediately evokes a whole pallet of images and feelings. None of them very pretty, in spite of the pretty name. These photos arrived in an email a few weeks ago. I thought today was the right day to share them with you.<\/p>\n

According to the person who forwarded these photos, they were taken by a sailor on the USS Quapaw ATF-110, using a Brownie camera that was stored in a foot locker and discovered recently. [This story appears to be an internet myth, but the photos–no matter what camera used, no matter who took them–are still extraordinary.]<\/p>\n

In case you’ve forgotten, this is what an old Brownie looked like:<\/p>\n

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You’ll find more about the events of December 7, 1941 at the end of the series of photographs.<\/p>\n

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Pearl\u00a0 Harbor<\/strong> (also check here<\/a> for more information)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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On\u00a0 Sunday, December 7th, 1941 the Japanese launched\u00a0 a surprise attack against the U.S. Forces\u00a0 stationed at Pearl Harbor , Hawaii By planning\u00a0 this attack on a Sunday, the Japanese commander\u00a0 Admiral Nagumo, hoped to catch the entire fleet\u00a0 in port. As luck would have it, the Aircraft\u00a0 Carriers and one of the Battleships were not in\u00a0 port. (The USS Enterprise was returning from\u00a0 Wake Island , where it had just delivered some\u00a0 aircraft. The USS Lexington was ferrying\u00a0 aircraft to Midway, and the USS Saratoga and USS\u00a0Colorado were undergoing repairs in the United\u00a0 States .)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In\u00a0 spite of the latest intelligence reports about\u00a0 the missing aircraft carriers (his most\u00a0 important targets), Admiral Nagumo decided to\u00a0continue the attack with his force of six\u00a0carriers and 423 aircraft. At a range of 230\u00a0 miles north of Oahu , he launched the first wave\u00a0of a two-wave attack. Beginning at 0600 hours\u00a0 his first wave consisted of 183 fighters and\u00a0 torpedo bombers which struck at the fleet in\u00a0 Pearl Harbor and the airfields in Hickam,\u00a0 Kaneohe and Ewa. The second strike, launched at\u00a0 0715 hours, consisted of 167 aircraft, which\u00a0again struck at the same targets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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At\u00a0 0753 hours the first wave consisting of 40\u00a0Nakajima B5N2 ‘Kate’ torpedo bombers, 51 Aichi\u00a0 D3A1 ‘Val’ dive bombers, 50 high altitude\u00a0 bombers and 43 Zeros struck airfields and Pearl\u00a0 Harbor Within the next hour, the second wave\u00a0arrived and continued the attack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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When\u00a0 it was over, the U.S. Losses were:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Casualties<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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US\u00a0 Army: 218 KIA, 364 WIA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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US\u00a0 Navy: 2,008 KIA, 710 WIA..<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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US\u00a0 MarineCorp: 109 KIA, 69 WIA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Civilians:\u00a0 68 KIA, 35 WIA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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TOTAL:\u00a0 2,403 KIA, 1,178 WIA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Battleships<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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USS\u00a0 Arizona (BB-39) – total loss when a bomb hit her\u00a0 magazine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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USS\u00a0 Oklahoma (BB-37) – Total loss when she capsized\u00a0 and sunk in the harbor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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USS\u00a0 California (BB-4 4) – Sunk at her berth. Later\u00a0 raised and repaired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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USS\u00a0 West Virginia (BB-48) – Sunk at her berth. Later\u00a0 raised and repaired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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USS\u00a0 Nevada – (BB-36) Beached to prevent sinking..\u00a0 Later repaired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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USS\u00a0 Pennsylvania (BB-38) – Light damage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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USS\u00a0 Maryland (BB-46) – Light damage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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USS\u00a0 Tennessee (BB-43) Light damage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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USS\u00a0 Utah (AG-16) – (former battleship used as a\u00a0 target) – Sunk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Cruisers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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USS\u00a0 New Orleans (CA-32) – Light Damage..<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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USS\u00a0 San Francisco (CA-38) – Light Damage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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USS\u00a0 Detroit (CL-8) – Light Damage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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USS\u00a0 Raleigh (CL-7) – Heavily damaged but repaired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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USS\u00a0 Helena (CL-50) – Light Damage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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USS\u00a0 Honolulu (CL-48) – Light Damage…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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USS\u00a0 Downes (DD-375) – Destroyed. Parts salvaged.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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USS\u00a0 Cassin – (DD -3 7 2) Destroyed. Parts salvaged.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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USS\u00a0 Shaw (DD-373) – Very heavy damage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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USS\u00a0 Helm (DD-388) – Light Damage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Minelayer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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USS\u00a0 Ogala (CM-4) – Sunk but later raised and\u00a0 repaired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Seaplane\u00a0 Tender<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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USS\u00a0 Curtiss (AV-4) – Severely damaged but later\u00a0 repaired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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USS\u00a0 Vestal (AR-4) – Severely damaged but later\u00a0 repaired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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USS\u00a0 Sotoyomo (YT-9) – Sunk but later raised and\u00a0 repaired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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