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These photos were recently found stored in a foot locker in an old brownie
camera. You will definitely show your age if you even know what a brownie camera
is or looks like. The quality of these photos is unreal, even after sitting in
an old camera for over 66 years.
Thought you
might find these photos very interesting;
what quality from 1941.
Pearl Harbor photos found in an old Brownie stored in a foot locker.
These Photos Are From A Sailor Who Was On The Uss Quapaw Atf-11o.
THEY'RE SPECTACULAR!
PEARL HARBOR
December 7th, 1941
Pearl Harbor
On Sunday, December 7th, 1941 the Japanese launched a surprise attack against
the U.S. Forces stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. By planning his attack on a
Sunday, the Japanese commander Admiral Nagumo, hoped to catch the entire fleet
in port. As luck would have it, the Aircraft Carriers and one of the Battleships
were not in port. (The USS Enterprise was returning from Wake Island, where it
had just delivered some aircraft. The USS Lexington was ferrying aircraft to
Midway, and the USS Saratoga and USS Colorado were undergoing repairs in the
United States.)
In spite of the latest intelligence reports about the missing aircraft carriers
(his most important targets), Admiral Nagumo decided to continue the attack with
his force of six carriers and 423 aircraft. At a range of 230 miles north of
Oahu, he launched the
first wave of a two-wave attack. Beginning at 0600 hours his first wave
consisted of 183 fighters and torpedo bombers which struck at the fleet in Pearl
Harbor and the airfields in Hickam, Kaneohe and Ewa. The second strike, launched
at 0715 hours, consisted of 167 aircraft, which again struck at the same
targets.
At 0753 hours the first wave consisting of 40 Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" torpedo
bombers, 51 Aichi D3A1 "Val" dive bombers, 50 high altitude bombers and 43 Zeros
struck airfields and Pearl Harbor.Within
the next hour, the second wave arrived and continued the attack.
When it was over, the U.S. losses were:
Casualties
USA: 218 KIA, 364 WIA.
USN: 2,008 KIA, 710 WIA.
USMC: 109 KIA, 69 WIA.
Civilians: 68 KIA, 35 WIA.
TOTAL: 2,403 KIA, 1,178 WIA.
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Battleships
USS Arizona (BB-39) - total loss when a bomb hit her magazine.
USS Oklahoma (BB-37) - Total loss when she capsized
and sunk in the harbor.
USS California (BB-44) - Sunk at her berth. Later raised and repaired.
USS West Virginia (BB-48) - Sunk at her berth. Later
raised and repaired.
USS Nevada - (BB-36) Beached to prevent sinking. Later repaired.
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) - Light damage.
USS Maryland (BB-46) - Light damage.
USS Tennessee (BB-43) Light damage.
USS Utah (AG-16) - (former battleship used as a
target) - Sunk.
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Cruisers
USS New Orleans (CA-32) - Light
Damage..
USS San Francisco (CA38) - Light Damage.
USS Detroit (CL-8) - Light Damage.
USS Raleigh (CL-7) - Heavily damaged
but repaired.
USS Helena (CL-50) - Light Damage.
USS Honolulu (CL-48) - Light Damage..
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Destroyers
USS Downes (DD-375) - Destroyed. Parts salvaged.
USS Cassin - (DD-37 2) Destroyed. Parts salvaged.
USS Shaw (DD-373) - Very heavy damage.
USS Helm (DD-388) - Light Damage.
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Minelayer
USS Ogala (CM-4) - Sunk but later raised and repaired.
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Seaplane Tender
USS Curtiss (AV-4) - Severely damaged but later repaired.
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Repair Ship
USS Vestal (AR-4) - Sever ely damaged but later repaired.
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Harbor Tug
USS Sotoyomo (YT-9) - Sunk but later raised and repaired.
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Aircraft
188 Aircraft destroyed (92 USN and 92 U.S. Army Air Corps.)
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