After Pearl Harbor, the damage seemed permanent and overwhelming. Sunken battleships blocked the harbor and symbolized national defeat. What followed was one of the most ambitious salvage operations ...
“December 7th 1941 was a watershed in the lives of nearly everyone in Hawaii,” wrote Wilfred J. “Jasper” Holmes in his memoir, “Double-Edged Secrets.” “Monday dawned on a different world with ...
Ultimately, Operation K achieved none of its goals. No damage was inflicted on Pearl Harbor’s facilities, and the reconnaissance yielded extremely little intelligence due to the cloud cover. The ...
SALT LAKE CITY — Across the nation, Americans paused to remember Pearl Harbor. In Salt Lake, people shared what the day represents to them: honor, resilience, and the stories passed down through their ...
On Dec. 7, 1941, “a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” Those were the famous words ...
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - The 84th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor will fall on this coming Sunday. Laurel resident Jimmy Bass was just 16 years old when the surprise attack happened ...