National archives in college park, maryland. Today we are going to look at the deck logs of the various ships located at pearl harbor during the attack. Log is a recording of all the activities that occurred on the ship during a 24hour period. This could be injuries to sailors, sailors coming on and off the ship. In this instance, the attack on pearl harbor. We will look at the uss chu, the destroyer of the battle. It is a world war iera destroyer meaning that had a 4 a littleks and was slower than the contemporary destroyers of the time. After the attack was primarily used in an escort role for convoys, things of that nature. This is what the officers on board wrote on december 7. Starting at around 6 00 in the morning, they actually received 10 gallons of milk and 4. 5 gallons of ice cream, which was recorded on board, and they brought this on board. Interestingly enough, the next ,ntry located on this deck log suffered surprise attack by japanese torpedo and bomber planes. Sounded g
Before we do now as we call off each crirn, they will stand and well have old glory, the flag thats been taken around the world, presented to each one of them and theyll be saluted for their service. Presenting the flags is a father and son team, jason atiri from the national defense. Iversity and his son r. Garnett h. Hammond. Mr. Hammond enlisted in the u. S. Army reserves Officers Training corps while attending howard university, as an army soldier, he served in the you apparent theater in world war ii serving in england, france, and germany and was a tech 5 sergeant and served as a mail clerk until receiving an Honorable Discharge in 1946. After the war, mr. Hammond worked as the United States National Postal museum in washington, d. C. For 35 years. Ladies and gentlemen, mr. Garnett h. Hammond. Second is mrs. Burt bresher, serving with a woman accepted for volunteer emergency service, the waves, a unit of the United States naval reserve, mrs. Dresser was stationed as pontiff point
And the whole weekend we have lined up for you. Of ceremonies, its my responsibility to introduce our speakers and to keep you informed of our schedule and any updates or additions as the day progresses. Most of you in the audience are now seasoned veterans who have attended our programs before. I do want to stress that due to the tight schedule of great programming, we will stick to the itinerary and timings as closely as we can, so as to ensure that everyone gets enough time for their presentations, and that so the question and answer sessions provide you all with enough opportunity to ask the speakers specifically what you want to know. I do want to point out that the speakers biographies are in the back of your official programs. Please refer to that for more personal details. For ouring lecture espionage symposium is general , he served under general patton and world war ii and worked his way through the ranks, following the war. Including an important posting at the pentagon. Aft
Launches and conference appearances here in portlands. It also by being one of our in new orleans. But also by being one of our speakers. He is here to talk about his latest look avenue of spies, which is the basis of the tour alex just got back from last lead where we took people from normandy, following the bedford boys, then to paris with a remarkable story we are about to hear unfolded during the not the occupation. I occupation. Please join me in welcoming alex. Ershaw area alex can you hear me ok . Good. In you hear me over here if pace around nervously . As i walk the avenue of spies . Grade. Fantastic audience. Im going to be very politically incorrect now and Say Something that i probably shouldnt say. Im actually going to think someone from the museum who is the reason why i am standing here right now. Please, jeremy collins, can you stand up, raise your hand up . Wheres jeremy . [applause] the reason why im going to embarrass him briefly, and please forgive me for this, is b
This film, from the natural archives, contains graphic scenes of war some viewers may find disturbing. President roosevelt 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. The United States was at peace with that nation, and at the solicitation of japan, was still in conversation with its government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the pacific. Indeed, one hour after, japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in the American Island of oahu, the japanese ambassador to the United States and his colleague delivered to our secretary of state a formal reply to a recent american message. Japan has, therefore, undertaken a surprise offensive, extending throughout the pacific area. The facts of yesterday and today speak for themselves. With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the