The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
Friday, December 8, 2017
Japan Struck Pearl Harbor in Two Waves
From the December 7, 2017, USA Today.
The Japanese launch their attack planes from a six-carrier task force about 220 miles north of Oahu. determined to dominate Asia, and convinced that war with the United States is inevitable, Japan hopes it can swipe out the Pacific Fleet in a surprise attack.
The infamous day starts at about 4a.m. when a submerged submarine is sighted near the harbor entrance. The destroyer USS Ward sinks it about 6:45 a.m., but by then the Japanese planes are in the air.
Too late. --GreGen
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