“Yesterday, December 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy – the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Speech, December 8th, 1941.
My father, who died in 2004, was at Scofield Barracks, on that Sunday Morning. He was a 19 year old Supply Sergeant in the 25th Infantry Division:
A little history of his unit and their exploits during and after Pearl Harbor:
“On 7 December 1941 the 24th and 25th Divisions had the …