Pearl Harbor Day Dec 7 1941
“a date which will live in world history infamy” – FDR
Japan intended the attack as a preventive action to keep the United States Pacific Fleet from interfering with its planned military actions in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States. At about noon in the Philippines nearly 200 Japanese bombers and fighters struck Clark Field, a US air base in the Philippines. The attacks were supposed arrive at the same time as the Pearl Harbor strikes but take off was delayed by fog over their Taiwanese bases. It was catastrophe almost as devastating as Pearl Harbor. However they were alerted over 9 hours before the Japanese struck. Over the course of seven hours there were coordinated Japanese attacks on the U.S. held Philippines, Guam and Wake Island and on the British Empire in Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Despite the early newspaper reporting of 6 known dead the final tally was 2,335 killed and 1,143 wounded. Civilian casualties amounted to 68 killed and 35 wounded. The bombing led President Franklin D. Roosevelt to proclaim December 7, 1941, “a date which will live in infamy”. President FDR made a last minute edit to his speech, changing “a day that will live on in world history” to “a day that will live in infamy”. Because the attack happened without a declaration of war and without explicit warning, the attack on Pearl Harbor was later judged in the Tokyo Trials to be a war crime. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Flags to rain at half staff today December 7, 2019 Flag Sale buy 3 and 1 is free USA 48 Star Flag 3 X 5 ft. Standard $24.95 The 48 star American Flag, 6 rows of eight stars, was in use during the attack on Pearl Harbor. View United Kingdom UK Flag, Union Jack 3 X 5 ft. Standard $24.95 Britain was an Ally of the US in World War 2 View Call 800-454-6998. We realize that there is a time when you just want to call our order in. Feel free to call us, if we are not in leave a message with your name, desired flag and call back number. Or email us at [email protected] Copyright © 2020 USPatriotFlags.com by Ultimate Flags LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this Ultimate Flags email because you opted in via our website Ultimate-flags.com, USPatriotFlags.com, confederate.USPatriotFlags.com, FaceBook account, free book download or one of our blogs. Or you purchased from Ultimate Flags LLC Our mailing address is: USPatriotFlags.com by Ultimate Flags LLC 1115 Ponce de Leon Blvd Belleair, FL 33756-1040 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences |