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Seth Swoboda · 12-07-2023, 09:09 AM

December 7, 1941 a day which will live in infamy. Well maybe. I'd guess most folks have already forgotten that infamous deed.

In honor of Pearl Harbor Day, lets see some 1941 Fords and Ford military equipment in this post.

rockfla · 12-07-2023, 09:25 AM

I will start, Actually for a "war time" vehicle...this one is "pre" WWII and "pre" Pearl Harbor. Date of Delivery of 9/8/1941 and the "First" production Jeep for Ford. Unfortunately, I cannot celebrate with a drive and show-off as the motor is back out of it for re-repair.....BUT in honor of Dec 7th and this post!!!

sidevalve8ba · 12-07-2023, 10:06 AM

How about an in flight view from a B-24 built by Ford.

petehoovie · 12-07-2023, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by sidevalve8ba

How about an in flight view from a B-24 built by Ford.

5851a · 12-07-2023, 10:28 AM

I was so surprised I had to listen to the news for half an hour before it was mentioned. Shameful.

V8ER · 12-07-2023, 11:00 AM

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Karl Wescott · 12-07-2023, 11:06 AM

My dad's family took delivery of their new tractor Saturday, and spent the day getting it set up. Sunday was beautiful weather so my dad, grandfather, and two brothers were eager to start learning how to work the new toy... Until, at 10:00 am pacific time my grandmother came running out of the house with the news "The Japanese are bombing Pearl Harbor!".

My grandfather, a WW1 veteran (wounded by gas at Verdun) served as an officer in the "Oregon Guard", the last line of defense of people too old, or too young to be active military. My grandmother served as a airplane spotter in the Guard. My dad served in the Guard during high school (and may have seen a causality from a Japanese balloon bomb), enlisted in the Navy after graduating high school but was still in training when Japan surrendered.

DavidG · 12-07-2023, 11:12 AM

A cousin of mine was serving on a minesweeper in the harbor that day and fortunately was not wounded or worse.

Bob C · 12-07-2023, 12:10 PM

Here's a look out the other side.

petehoovie · 12-07-2023, 12:20 PM

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Here's a look out the other side.

TJ · 12-07-2023, 12:58 PM

God Bless all of our WWW II vets. We should never forget all our veterans who have kept our country safe.

Seth Swoboda · 12-07-2023, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by TJ

God Bless all of our WWW II vets. We should never forget all our veterans who have kept our country safe.

Absolutley.

The attack on Pearl Harbor has affected everyone of us today in that the world is a different place in so many different ways. 80 million people died during WWII. The US saved the world from Tojo and Hitler. God bless all those who served and all those who died.

Graeme / New Zealand · 12-07-2023, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Seth Swoboda

Absolutley.

The attack on Pearl Harbor has affected everyone of us today in that the world is a different place in so many different ways. 80 million people died during WWII. The US saved the world from Tojo and Hitler. God bless all those who served and all those who died.

The hard yards had already been done by Britain and her Commonwealth countries though since 1939.

GB

47Monarch · 12-08-2023, 08:45 PM

Sorry but the USA did not fight the Japanese and Nazis all by themselves it was a world effort against a common evil

ford38v8 · 12-08-2023, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 47Monarch

Sorry but the USA did not fight the Japanese and Nazis all by themselves it was a world effort against a common evil

This is absolutely true, and speaking for all Americans, my (our) apologies for the wrong thinking before we entered the war. FDR made the correct decision in allowing the "surprise" attack in order to bring us into the fray.

Graeme / New Zealand · 12-08-2023, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by 47Monarch

Sorry but the USA did not fight the Japanese and Nazis all by themselves it was a world effort against a common evil

Often forgotten or ignored my ANZAC friend.

GB

Seth Swoboda · 12-08-2023, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Graeme / New Zealand

Often forgotten or ignored my ANZAC friend.

GB

You are correct. It took all of the Allies to overcome the evil. To this day no one can do it by themselves.

richard crow · 12-07-2023, 01:08 PM

count the japanese cars in the parking & on the road

sugarmaker · 12-07-2023, 01:09 PM

Seth,
Thanks for the reminder! Had two uncles that were In WWII. One worked setting up radar install before planes were landed on islands in the Pacific. The other was in Europe for clean up. Neither one talked about it much.
Very proud of them and our service men that continue to protect this great country!
Regards,
Chris and Cheryl

Darrell S · 12-07-2023, 02:07 PM

What is so dis-heartening, is that so many are just giving away what all these brave souls died for.

12-07-2023, 09:09 AM	#1
Seth Swoboda Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 3,807	Remember Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 a day which will live in infamy. Well maybe. I'd guess most folks have already forgotten that infamous deed. In honor of Pearl Harbor Day, lets see some 1941 Fords and Ford military equipment in this post.

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5851a Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: NE Iowa Posts: 1,666	Re: Remember Pearl Harbor I was so surprised I had to listen to the news for half an hour before it was mentioned. Shameful.

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V8ER Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: near Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 404	Re: Remember Pearl Harbor Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) We will never forget.

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DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,111	Re: Remember Pearl Harbor A cousin of mine was serving on a minesweeper in the harbor that day and fortunately was not wounded or worse.

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TJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Napa,California Posts: 6,048	Re: Remember Pearl Harbor God Bless all of our WWW II vets. We should never forget all our veterans who have kept our country safe.

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47Monarch Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Sydney Nova Scotia Posts: 126	Re: Remember Pearl Harbor Sorry but the USA did not fight the Japanese and Nazis all by themselves it was a world effort against a common evil

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richard crow Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,774	Re: Remember Pearl Harbor count the japanese cars in the parking & on the road

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sugarmaker Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Albion PA Posts: 1,682	Re: Remember Pearl Harbor Seth, Thanks for the reminder! Had two uncles that were In WWII. One worked setting up radar install before planes were landed on islands in the Pacific. The other was in Europe for clean up. Neither one talked about it much. Very proud of them and our service men that continue to protect this great country! Regards, Chris and Cheryl __________________ 1932 AAB Truck 1953 Ford Jubilee 2015 Ford F250 SuperCrew Lots of Allis tractors Some Cub Cadets

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Darrell S Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Everett WA Posts: 346	Re: Remember Pearl Harbor What is so dis-heartening, is that so many are just giving away what all these brave souls died for.