Pearl Harbor survivors : an oral history of 24 servicemen / Harry Spiller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spiller, Harry, 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941--Personal narratives.

Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.

World War, 1939-1945.

Oral history.

United States.

Oral history--United States.

United States--Armed Forces--Biography.

Armed Forces.

Genre:

Personal narratives -- American.

Biographies.

Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

viii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2002]

Summary:

On December 7, 1941, Japan waged a surprise attack on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. It was a major victory for the Japanese Navy, which in less than two hours destroyed 188 American planes, damaged another 159, and sunk or seriously damaged 18 U.S. warships. The battleships Arizona and Oklahoma were sunk. The battleships California, West Virginia and Tennessee were badly damaged and would not rejoin the United States fleet for months. Over 2,400 American military personnel were killed and 1,178 were wounded. The Japanese lost 29 planes and pilots, five midget submarines and one large sub with their crews. Here are 24 personal accounts of servicemen who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor. These accounts cover in detail the location of each man and his experience during and after the actual attack. Also included is general information about Pearl Harbor.

Contents:

1 The Attack 5

2 USS Maryland 15

3 USS Tennessee 19

4 USS Nevada 29

5 USS Oklahoma 38

6 USS California 52

7 USS Detroit 64

8 USS Neosho 72

9 USS Raleigh 74

10 USS Trever 80

11 USS Boggs 88

12 Submarine Base 92

13 Camp Malakole 96

14 Hickam Field 103

15 Ford Island 120

16 Schofield Barracks 139

17 Kaneohe Bay 144

Appendix A Ships Present at Pearl Harbor 149

Appendix B President Roosevelt's Speech to Congress: "The Day of Infamy" 152

Appendix C Casualties 154

Appendix D USS Arizona Casualty List 172.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0786411791

OCLC:

48038308