Let's Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor!

This year marks the 80th Anniversary of the historic attack on Pearl Harbor back on December 7, 1941.  This U.S. Naval Base is located near Honolulu, Hawaii, an area that received an surprise attack by the Japanese and subsequently, led to a Declaration of War on Japan. 

 

 

The attack from the Japanese Military was completed within a two hour time frame.  By 8:00 am the planes covered the American sky and bombs tore through the first battleship the USS Arizona and continued throughout the entire Hickman Air Force Base.

Sadly, more than 2400 Americans (Military and Civilians), died and 1,000 people were wounded. Below is list from History.com regarding the damage received early on that Sunday morning in the year of 1941.

                     Damage                                 Total

           American Naval Vessels                     20

           Battleships                                            8

           Airplanes                                           300

History.com commented, "because American military leaders were not expecting an attack so close to home, the naval facilitates at Pearl Harbor were relatively undefeated.  Almost the entire Pacific Fleet was moored around Ford Island in the harbor, and hundreds of airplanes were squeezed onto adjacent airfields."

                                          Additional topics on Pearl Harbor Attack:

11 Oldest Pearl Harbor Survivors (Updated 2021)

Ships and District Craft Present at Pearl Harbor, 0800 y December 1941 - Naval History and Heritage Command  This includes Photos and Action Report).

Path to Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor National Memorial (U.S. Park Service)

Mitsuo Fuchida, the Japanese Captain who used the code word, "Tora! Tora! Tora!" before the attack, would later convert to Christianity and travel across the United States Preaching the Gospel.

 

Now, about Logue Library...

We would like to take the time to commemorate this 80th Anniversary by saying we will never forget you and are sad that you left us so soon.  Below are some books and videos that mark this occasion.

Here are books on this topic in Logue Library..

Here are historical videos on this event...

  The 80th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor

 

Pearl Harbor 80th Anniversary - Battlefield Return

The Attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 in color!

 

President Franklin D. Roosevelt Declares War on Japan (Full Speech)

 

 

Thank you to the following Logue Librarians that helped me with this blog:

Gail Cathey: Print Resources / Access Services Librarian / Interlibrary Loan

Hillary Hunter: Technical Services / Information Literacy Librarian

Sister Mary Jo Larkin:  Dean for Library and Information Services

Posted by J. Presley, Systems Management Librarian.