Pearl harbor mem day

Pearl Harbor - Daniel Feauto

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  • A chance for Peace

    A chance for Peace
    The president at the time makes one more request for peace to the Japanese. The United States gets no reply. Later on this day the code-breaking service for the U.S. begins to intercept a fourteen part message that was sent by the Japanese. The service deciphers the first thirteen parts and gives them to the President and Secretary of State. After decoding these parts the U.S. believes that a Japanese attack will occur. It is determined that it will probably be in Southea . Time : 10:00 P.M

  • The minesweeper Condor is on patrol

    The minesweeper Condor is on patrol
    A sub is patrolling the gates of the Harbor looking for anything out of the ordinary. Seeing a subthey send a blinker message to the destroyer Ward. Time : 0342 hours

  • The U.S. destroyer Ward

    The U.S. destroyer Ward
    The U.S. destroyer Ward, which had not been able to find the midget submarine reported by the minesweeper Condor, moves in for the kill. The U.S. destroyer Ward, which had not been able to find the midget submarine reported by the minesweeper Condor, moves in for the kill. The Ward’s captain, Lt. William W. Outerbridge, has been in command for only two days. He orders men to commence firing. The first shot misses. The second strikes the submarine at the waterline.
    Time : 0645 Hours

  • The Ward had sent out its message

    The Ward had sent out its message
    The Ward had sent out its message—that it had attacked an unidentified sub—in code. At headquarters, code clerks decode the message, then routinely put it in “paraphrase” so there will not be an exact paper copy that might aid an enemy code breaker. Time : 0715 Hours

  • The Pearl Harbor strike force turns for home.

    The Pearl Harbor strike force turns for home.
    The Pearl Harbor strike force turns for home.
    Time : 1300 Hours

  • declaring war on Japan

    declaring war on Japan
    The Senate unanimously adopted a resolution declaring war on Japan. At 1:10 p.m. the House voted for war, 388 to 1. The single dissenting vote was cast by Representative Jeannette Rankin of Montana, who had also voted against a declaration of war in 1917.
    Time : 1300 Hours

  • United Kingdom goes to war with Japan

    United Kingdom goes to war with Japan
    The United Kingdom declares war on Japan after Japan threatend the Neitherlands's power.

  • CHINA'S DECLARATION OF WAR

    CHINA'S DECLARATION OF WAR
    CHINA'S DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST JAPAN, ALSO AGAINST GERMANY AND ITALY

  • THE GERMAN DECLARATION OF WAR

    THE GERMAN DECLARATION OF WAR
    Germany and Italy declared a state of war with the United States.

  • PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S ADDRESS TO CONGRESS

    PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S ADDRESS TO CONGRESS
    Requesting recognition of a State of War existing between the United States and Germany and the United States and Italy.