A date which will live in infamy

[Jocko]

Lest we ever forget....

[johnnyg08]

And always remember.

[Jocko]

My grandfather lied about his age to join the Marines and go to war. Many professional baseball players put their careers on the back burner to answer the call to arms. Ted Williams would have hit many more HRs had he not chosen to become a pilot and defend our nation. Those were the days when men were MEN. No wonder they are the greatest generation. I challenge everyone to find a WWII veteran and shake their hand. I go to our local nursing home every year on this date simply to honor these great warriors and let them know they will never be forgotten.

P.S. My Grandpa still call them Japs or Little Yellow Bastards (no offense to anuone here intended. Those were different times)

[JaxRolo]

[JaxRolo]

[JaxRolo]

71 Years Ago today!

[BRUMP]

Too much these days we look upon athletes or celebrities as heroes. Let us not forget who the real heroes are. The people who put their lives on the line everyday to fight for our country. God Bless America.

[JaxRolo]

Ships Present at Pear Harbour that day

Battleships (BB)

Pennsylvania (BB-38) (in Dry Dock No.1)

# Arizona (BB-39)

Nevada (BB-36)

# Oklahoma (BB-37)

Tennessee (BB-43)

# California (BB-44)

Maryland (BB-46)

# West Virginia (BB-48)

Heavy Cruisers (CA)

New Orleans (CA-32)

San Francisco (CA-38)

Light Cruisers (CL)

Raleigh (CL-7)

Detroit (CL-8)

Phoenix (CL-46)

Honolulu (CL-48)

St. Louis (CL-49)

Helena (CL-50)

Destroyers (DD)

Allen (DD-66)

Schley (DD-103)

Chew (DD-106)

* Ward (DD-139) (patrolling Channel entrance to Pearl Harbor)

Dewey (DD-349)

Farragut (DD-348)

Hull (DD-350)

MacDonough (DD-351)

Worden (DD-352)

Dale (DD-353)

Monaghan (DD-354) (preparing to get underway to aid Ward)

Aylwin (DD-355)

Selfridge (DD-357)

Phelps (DD-360)

Cummings (DD-365)

Reid (DD-369)

Case (DD-370)

Conyngham (DD-371)

Cassin (DD-372) (in Dry Dock No.1)

Shaw (DD-373) (in floating drydock YFD-2)

Tucker (DD-374)

Downes (DD-375) (in Dry Dock No.1)

Bagley (DD-386)

Blue (DD-387)

Helm (DD-388) (underway, nearing West Loch)

Mugford (DD-389)

Ralph Talbot (DD-390)

Henley (DD-391)

Patterson (DD-392)

Jarvis (DD-393)

Submarines (SS)

Narwhal (SS-167)

Dolphin (SS-169)

Cachalot (SS-170)

Tautog (SS-199)

Minelayer (CM)

# Oglala (CM-4)

Minesweepers (AM)

Turkey (AM-13)

Bobolink (AM-20)

Rail (AM-26)

Tern (AM-31)

Grebe (AM-43)

Vireo (AM-52)

Coastal Minesweepers (AMc)

Cockatoo (AMc-8)

Crossbill (AMc-9)

Condor (AMc-14)

Reedbird (AMc-30)

Light Minelayers (DM)

Gamble (DM-15)

Ramsay (DM-16)

Montgomery (DM-17)

Breese (DM-18)

Tracy (DM-19)

Preble (DM-20)

Sicard (DM-21)

Pruitt (DM-22)

High Speed Minesweepers (DMS)

Zane (DMS-14)

Wasmuth (DMS-15)

Trever (DMS-16)

Perry (DMS-17)

Gunboat (PG)

Sacramento (PG-19)

Destroyer Tenders (AD)

Dobbin (AD-3)

Whitney (AD-4)

Seaplane Tenders (AV)

Curtiss (AV-4)

Tangier (AV-8)

Seaplane Tenders (Small) (AVP)

Avocet (AVP-4)

Swan (AVP-7) (on Marine Railway)

Seaplane Tenders (Destroyer) (AVD)

Hulbert (AVD-6)

Thornton (AVD-11)

Ammunition Ship (AE)

Pyro (AE-1) (at Naval Ammunition Depot, West Loch)

Oilers (AO)

Ramapo (AO-12)

Neosho (AO-23)

Repair Ships (AR)

Medusa (AR-1)

Vestal (AR-4)

Base Repair Ship (ARb)

Rigel (ARb-1)

Submarine Tender (AS)

Pelias (AS-14)

Submarine Rescue Ship (ASR)

Widgeon (ASR-1)

Hospital Ship (AH)

Solace (AH-5)

Cargo Ship (AK)

* Vega (AK-17) (at Honolulu)

General-Stores-Issue Ships (AKS)

Castor (AKS-1)

* Antares (AKS-3) at Pearl Harbor entrance

Ocean-going Tugs (AT)

Ontario (AT-13)

Sunnadin (AT-28)

* Keosanqua (AT-38) (at Pearl Harbor entrance)

* Navajo (AT-64) (12 miles outside Pearl Harbor entrance)

Miscellaneous Auxiliaries (AG)

# Utah (AG-16)

Argonne (AG-31)

Sumner (AG-32)

Motor Torpedo Boats (PT)

PT-20

PT-21

PT-22

PT-23

PT-24

PT-25

PT-26 (on pier, Navy Yard)

PT-27 (on board Ramapo)

PT-28 (on pier, Navy Yard)

PT-29 (on board Ramapo)

PT-30 (on board Ramapo)

PT-42 (on board Ramapo)

District Craft

Harbor Tugs (YT)

Sotoyomo (YT-9) (in YFD-2 with Shaw)

YT-119

Osceola (YT-129)

YT-130

YT-142

Hoga (YT-146)

YT-152

YT-153 (underway in channel)

Motor Tug (YMT)

YMT-5

Torpedo Testing Barge (YTT)

YTT-3

Net Tenders (YN)

Ash (YN-2)

Cinchona (YN-7)

Cockenoe (YN-47) Honolulu Harbor

Marin (YN-53)

Wapello (YN-56)

District Patrol Vessel (YP)

YP-109

Floating Drydock (YFD)

YFD-2 (with Shaw and Sotoyomo docked)

Salvage Pontoons (YSP)

YSP-11

YSP-12

YSP-13

YSP-14

YSP-15

YSP-16

YSP-17

YSP-18

YSP-19

YSP-20

Floating Workshops (YR)

YR-20

YR-22 (alongside Cachalot)

Miscellaneous (Unclassified) (IX)

Cheng Ho (IX-52)

Gate Vessel (YNg)

YNg-17

Garbage Lighters (YG)

YG-15

YG-17

YG-21

Ferryboat (YFB)

Manuwai (YFB-15)

Nihoa (YFB-17)

Fuel Oil Barges (YO)

YO-30

YO-43

YO-44

Seaplane Wrecking Derrick (YSD)

YSD-9

Hulk

Ex-Baltimore (CM-1)

Covered Lighters (YF)

YF-240

YF-241

Open Lighters (YC)

YC-429

YC-470

YC-473

YC-477

YC-651

YC-699

Pontoon Storage Barges (YPK)

YPK-2

YPK-3

Submarine Rescue Chamber (YRC)

YRC-5

Ash Lighter (YA)

YA-66

Water Barge (YW)

YW-10

[JaxRolo]

Summary of U.S. Ship Damage

Battleships

Arizona sunk, total loss

California sunk, raised, repaired May 1944

Maryland damaged, repaired Feb. 1942

Nevada heavily damaged, repaired Dec. 1942

Oklahoma capsized, total loss

Tennessee damaged, repaired Mar. 1942

West Virginia sunk, raised, repaired July 1944

Pennsylvania slightly damaged, repaired Aug. 1942

Destroyers

Cassin heavily damaged, rebuilt Feb. 1944

Downes heavily damaged, rebuilt Nov. 1943

Helm damaged, repaired Jan. 1942

Cruisers

Helena heavily damaged, repaired June 1942

Honolulu damaged, repaired Jan. 1942

Raleigh heavily damaged, repaired July 1942

Minecraft

Oglala sunk, raised, repaired Feb. 1944

Auxiliaries

Curtis damaged, repaired Jan. 1942

Sotoyomo sunk, raised, repaired Aug.1942

Utah capsized, sunk

Vestal heavily damaged, repaired Feb. 1942

YFD-2 sunk, raised, repaired May 1942

[Jocko]

Admiral Yamamoto nailed that one

[Umpire in Chief]

My grandfather lied about his age to join the Marines and go to war. Many professional baseball players put their careers on the back burner to answer the call to arms. Ted Williams would have hit many more HRs had he not chosen to become a pilot and defend our nation. Those were the days when men were MEN. No wonder they are the greatest generation. I challenge everyone to find a WWII veteran and shake their hand. I go to our local nursing home every year on this date simply to honor these great warriors and let them know they will never be forgotten.

P.S. My Grandpa still call them Japs or Little Yellow Bastards (no offense to anuone here intended. Those were different times)

I couldn't agree more with everything above.

My grandfather, while not in Pearl Harbor at the time, was a F-4 Corsair Pilot and at the end of the war became CO of VF-85 aboard the USS Shangri-La directly under Adm. McCain who my grandfather credited for fast-tracking his career.

I visited my Grandfather, who I am named for (Adm. Warren W. Ford), in the hospital just a day or so before he passed. Long story short he was going through kidney failure and had a DNR request. But through kidney failure your body essentially poisons its self to death. This would cause delusions and for a while when I was there he flashed back to the war thinking he was fighting the "nips." But he did have some very interesting stories to tell from tear jerking tragedies to side splitters.

One story he told me. Before joining the Shangri-La he was skipper of another carrier, I don't recall which one now. But he told me as a skipper you have to provision your ship correctly. Different officers had different theories on what to carry on their ship. Some people would get as much coffee as they could on their ships, some would get a certain food, etc. My grandfather told me he loaded as much toilet paper as he could get because with toilet paper you could trade for coffee, cigarettes, food or anything else and always hold the upper hand.

[Jeff C.]

Rolo,

For me, this is the best picture you have ever posted.

[Dannytheman]

God Bless them all!

My Uncle was there at Pearl Harbor. He got out without a scratch. He stood on decks with a welding torch for 3 days trying to extricate men trapped in rubble of twisted steal.RIP

Uncle Jack. You were always my hero.

[Jocko]

My cousin graduated from MCRD P.I. this morning

SEMPER FIDELIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dannytheman]

My cousin graduated from MCRD P.I. this morning

SEMPER FIDELIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad I didn't look that young when I went to boot!

[cyclonehokiece]

Thanks to our WWII vets, those that stood up at one of our nation's darkest hours. Both my grandfathers served, unfortunately they are both not here anymore, like many of our WWII vets. Remember, they won't be around much longer. And thank you to all our vets once again.

[Jocko]

Most folks don't realize the median age for our fighting men is <25. This country has been defended by the blood of our children for generations. The word "infantry" means child soldier.