In Memory of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 - RV-Dreams Community Forum

Terry and Jo · RV-Dreams Family Member

In Memory of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941

Dog Folks · RV-Dreams Family Member

Thanks so much for your post.

kb0zke · RV-Dreams Family Member

Thanks for the pictures. My father was in the Army in the Philippines, but after it was retaken from the Japanese. My mother was a Navy nurse and served in the VA hospital in Pearl Harbor. Again, she was there after the attack.

el Rojo and Pam · RV-Dreams Family Member

Thanks for the post Terry. I had a great friend, second father actually that was on deck of the USS California when the first zero came over. He was a "master sargeant, not sure of the navy title" over the ship to ship guns. He told his crew to get burn jelly and assist the wounded. He did mention the ship carrying the aviation fuel was anchored right off their stern.

SnowGypsy · RV-Dreams Family Member

My Uncle Harley was there in the Navy at the time of the attack but not harmed, well, physically. WWII was still fresh in the minds of people like my dad and uncles, all did serve and they spanned all branches of the military. It was such a different time. We have been to a couple of military cemeteries and they do remind you of the sacrifices that were made and are still being made in the name of OUR freedom.

PIEERE · RV-Dreams Family Member

Thank You Terry and Jo for your post; lest we forget! With all the hustle and bustle at this time of the year people tend to forget about heir freedoms. We still are the best country in the World!!! A friend of mine messaged me this am; "The local newspaper mentioned WWII on the back page of the first section." I was appalled! We even have a Group called; The North Country Honor Flight for WWII Vets.

My Dad was in the Army Corp of Engineers; had an older brother who was in the marines; I and one other brother joined the Army.

I joined Facebook; use the friends only privacy settings; I am so pleased to see all the posts about our military members! From one Vietnam Vet to all Other Veterans; thank you for your time! PIEERE

-- Edited by PIEERE on Saturday 7th of December 2013 12:33:00 PM

Terry and Jo · RV-Dreams Family Member

Thanks all for your comments. But, I have more.

This one will be somewhat sucky because it is at the Huffington Post. AOL has them as their news and they have so much in the way of images that loading and viewing images can be a time-consuming affair. However, I'll post it because this series of photos (24 in all, I think) shows some photos of Pearl Harbor that I've not seen before. One shows a battleship and two destroyers in dry-dock with the two destroyers damaged or destroyed. The battle ship appears to be in pretty good shape.

Intense Photos Show Why the U.S. Went to War

Terry

53 Merc · RV-Dreams Family Member

You can color me bad if you want. A few years ago, I watched Tora, Tora, Tora. Haven't bought Japanese goods since then. Even when Toyota built the Tundra factory in San Antonio, I could not get interested, and scoffed at all of the people that bought them and then bragged the Tundra was "Texas Built".

However, the nisei regiment in the army during WWII makes one think new thoughts. They were tigers and put up with some ugly things. Those guys were super soldiers. Saw a movie (and cannot remember the name) but Van Johnson was in it. He took heat for his stance, but he saw the worth of the troops. Made one proud. Van's character was from Texas.

Individually, good people can be found, as an Imperial nation, not so much.

Jo And Craig · RV-Dreams Family Member

Hey, Merc. Was it "The Longest Day"?

And I would be remiss if I did not say THANK YOU to, and/or remember each and every one who was there that day, or contributed in any way. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR SACRIFICE!!! God bless!!!

-- Edited by Mary Sunshine on Sunday 8th of December 2013 11:40:49 AM

Terry and Jo · RV-Dreams Family Member

Ken,

Thanks for reminding me of that unit. They were the 442nd Infantry Regiment. (That link will take anyone interested to the Wikipedia article on the 442nd.) If nothing else, read down towards the bottom about the decorations earned by those soldiers. They were an impressive group of individuals.

As for the movie, I also remember that one and your mention of it reminds me that I need to get it on my list of old movies I want to buy. That movie was "Go for Broke!", which was the unit's motto.

The movie is currently out of stock at Amazon, but it appears that the movie can still be ordered. Go for Broke! at Amazon

I'll have to look, but I think I do have a video that is a historical account of the 442nd. I'll check back later on that one.

Oh, and in spite of the feeling towards Japan after the war, there are still a lot of products built in Japan that exceed in quality over those made in other countries. Some Nikon camera lenses made in Japan will bring $600 to $800 more than the same lenses built in Taiwan or Thailand because of that. While my uncles still bought American cars after the war, as times changed, they looked for Japanese products for their quality.

Terry

-- Edited by Terry and Jo on Sunday 8th of December 2013 11:31:24 AM

Bob and Cheri · RV-Dreams Family Member

Terry
Thanks for the post on Pearl Harbor. And all the other links. Both my grand fathers fought in WWII my dad towards the end of WWII and Korea.

Thanks the pictures were fantastic.

Bob