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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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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!!!

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

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

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We will never forget.

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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.

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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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Here's a look out the other side.

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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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count the japanese cars in the parking & on the road

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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

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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.

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

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I have not seen one single mention on todays news from any stations I watch about Pearl Harbor, How in the Hell do you forget something like that ? God bless all those who served and gave it all ! !

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

GB

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Yes, I was 8 years old when that happeed. Only 135 million people lived hereand our industry was just coming out of a depression and in 4 years we beat the enemys on both sides of the world fed most of the world with food and material, ending the war the most powerful nation in the world. lookk how far we've come???

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I was 7 years old when that happened. I don't remember much of that day but a lot from Monday, the 8th. I lived in NJ and was in the second grade. While waiting for our school to open the 6th graders told us younger kids that the Japs were coming and were going to kill us. Most of us got scared and started crying.

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I was also 6 years of age when this took place. Anyone remember picking "Milkweed" pods to be used in life vests for pilots ? Think we were getting .10 cents a peck and needed to be fluffy, not still in the pod if I am remembering correctly.

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Bob MH
We did that too but I don't remember getting paid for it. I was in the Cub Scouts and later the Boy Scouts and we went on scrap drives on weekends and collected paper, scrap metal and other items for the war effort. We had a large Victory Garden and a chicken coop in the backyard and part of the garage.

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i picked them to in minn they took them any way we walked for miles to find them praise the kids that gave us freedom

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One of the best stories to come out of WW2 for me at least.
This guy was was right in the middle of the battle for Henderson field on Guadalcanal in October of 42.
The shooting had slowed down for the night and a few of the marines were able to catch a few winks in their fox holes while the rest kept watch.
My friend couldn't sleep so he was just laying on his back in the fox hole with a model 97 Winchester shotgun laying on his knees pointed up at a 45 angle. He was an MP so he got to carry a shotgun instead of a rifle.
A Jap appears looking down in the hole. There is a small amount of moonlight so he is easily identifiable.
My friend pulls the trigger. 9 5/16 lead balls (00 buck load)
bunched almost as a solid ball at the 3 foot range make the Jap's head dangle from a small amount of neckbone left.

My friend went on to drive our midget to several championships in the 50's.

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My father was 18 when Pearl Harbor happened and wanted to be a pilot but he had lost a kidney when he was 12 years old, so the military turned him down for active duty. Determined to do his patriotic duty, he went to Detroit and got a job with Ford Motor Co. at the Willow Run B24 Liberator plant in nearby Ypsilanti, Michigan. He and his crew installed all the .50 caliber machine guns and the top-secret Norden bomb site. He was very proud of his contribution to our victory. I'm thankful he set an example of love for God and country.

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I had a cousin on the USS Arizona who was never found. An uncle in Payton’s 3rd army and another uncle whose first “Army Air Corp” mission was over Normandy. We should never forget and should thank the “Greatest Generation” for what they did for us.

As a side note…I own a pickup bed for a ‘37 coupe which purportedly was in a building at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked.

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Back in 1941, this great country had some of the best and smartest
armies and leaders in the world, and had some very good planes and
the best fighting equipment at that time.

That is what it took to win that war... along with our very great allies
that had equally brave soldiers and very good fighting equipment too.

God Bless the USA, Greatest Country Ever.





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I had just learned to walk a few months before, and my older brother was too young to enlist, so he joined the Merchant Marine. My earliest memory was of the VE Day Parade on Mission St in SF, then a P38 squadron flying into Alameda shortly before VJ Day. I could read by then, and had never seen such large newspaper print until: JAPS SURRENDER

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https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=255741
This is my setup at car shows. I usually ask the teens what happened on December 7, 1941 only one girl knew the answer, she then remarked to me “it’s sad that they don’t teach history in school anymore”.

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Turner Classic Movies, TMC had Pearl Harbor related movies on during the day but at "prime time" 8:00 PM, what did they have on, "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory". They should have had Tora, Tora, Tora or some other Pearl Harbor related movie to keep the memory alive and honor all WWII vets. What a disgrace!

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That's an awesome set up you have. It's great that you share that knowledge with young folks.

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Truly sad that our news has failed to remember and pay honor to Dec. 7, 1941 and all those who served to save our country and the world.
When I was teaching high school shop, I always reminded my students
the historical significance of that day. Wonder if that is still done by today's history teachers.

My late dad (graduated from high school in 1931. Ten years later he was with the 3rd AD fighting in Europe. (He's opening the bottle of wine.)

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Unbelievable how today's press just gave the date a glancing view.

Watched this last night on Turner classic. It was done in 1943, by John Ford. The movie was originally confiscated by the military, and last night was supposed to be the first time the entire movie was released. Learned allot about how quickly many of the ships were repaired and put back into service, to include one from WW I.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035790/

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Thank you to all who have served during WWII. We experience freedom daily because of those who served.

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When I was of draft age, i got my notice. I hated the draft. However, I was quick to notice during basic training the positive transformation among our group. Fat guys slimmed down, skinny guys bulked up and everyone developed a positive attitude and an obvious degree of patriotism, including me. It's almost as if today the term "young patriot" is an oxymoron. I believe eliminating the draft was a huge mistake and the r5ising crime and lack of direction in our younger set is the result of such.

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My Dad was on a Destroyer Escort DE 368 Cecil J Doyle - docked in Pearl one month after the attack for fuel before continuing battle support across the pacific. His ship was the first on scene to pick up survivors of the USS Indianapolis at wars end.

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Thank you Pete. My dad died in 2006 at 91. So many young folks don't have a clue as to what
the Greatest Generation really did. Yet, they still reap the benefits of their sacrifices.