Pearl Harbor

2022 - 12 - 7

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Hawaii remembrance to draw handful of Pearl Harbor survivors ... (Metro Philadelphia)

In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, the destroyer USS Shaw explodes after being hit by bombs during the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, ...

Lee joined the Hawaii Territorial Guard the next day, and later the U.S. Many were covered in the thick, heavy oil that coated the harbor. Robert John Lee recalls being a 20-year-old civilian living at his parent’s home on the naval base where his father ran the water pumping station. About 2,400 servicemen were killed in the bombing, which launched the U.S. The USS Arizona alone lost 1,177 sailors and Marines, nearly half the death toll. Part of the decline reflects the dwindling number of survivors as they age.

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Hawaii remembrance to draw handful of Pearl Harbor survivors (PBS NewsHour)

A handful of centenarian survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor are expected to gather at the scene of the Japanese bombing on Wednesday to commemorate ...

Lee joined the Hawaii Territorial Guard the next day, and later the U.S. Many were covered in the thick, heavy oil that coated the harbor. Robert John Lee recalls being a 20-year-old civilian living at his parent’s home on the naval base where his father ran the water pumping station. [READ MORE: More than 80 years after attack, a sailor killed at Pearl Harbor is laid to rest](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/more-than-80-years-after-attack-a-sailor-killed-at-pearl-harbor-is-laid-to-rest) Part of the decline reflects the dwindling number of survivors as they age. [World War II](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-congress-honors-world-war-2-hero-of-iwo-jima-with-ultimate-salute).

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A Proclamation on National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2022 (U.S. Embassy Moscow)

In the wake of tragedy, these brave women and men — the Greatest Generation — answered the call to defend freedom, justice, and democracy across the Pacific, ...

I urge all Federal agencies, interested organizations, groups, and individuals to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff on December 7, 2022, in honor of those American patriots who died as a result of their service at Pearl Harbor. And from the darkness of World War II came the light of liberty and the establishment of a rules-based international order. On National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we honor the memories of the 2,403 service members and civilians whose lives were cut short on that tragic December morning.

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Governor Newsom Proclaims Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ... (Office of Governor Gavin Newsom)

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring December 7, 2022, as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. The text of the proclamation and ...

Each year, we are reminded of these immense sacrifices and all that we owe our service members who fight to defend the freedoms we cherish. This attack led President Roosevelt to call on Congress to declare an act of war the next day, stating December 7, 1941 would be a “date which will live in infamy.” As we mourn the lives of those we lost that fateful day, we remember those who defended Pearl Harbor – and all the courageous individuals who signed up to serve our country in battlefields across the globe.

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Handful of Pearl Harbor survivors drawn to Hawaii 'out of respect' (pressherald.com)

A handful of centenarian survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor gathered at the scene in Hawaii to commemorate those who perished 81 years ago in the ...

Lee joined the Hawaii Territorial Guard the next day, and later the U.S. He worked for Pan American World Airways for 30 years after the war. He remembers hearing bombs explode a few miles down the coast at Pearl Harbor but thought it was part of an exercise. Many were covered in the thick, heavy oil that coated the harbor. Part of the decline reflects the dwindling number of survivors as they age. Robert John Lee recalls being a 20-year-old civilian living at his parent’s home on the naval base where his father ran the water pumping station. Most of the Arizona’s fallen remained entombed in the ship, which sits on the harbor floor. “That was a rude awakening,” he said. Schab stayed in the Navy during the war. About 2,400 servicemen were killed in the bombing, which launched the U.S. I come back out of respect for them,” he said. Ken Stevens, a 100-year-old survivor from the USS Whitney, returned the salute.

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