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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1965
Page
3
Ensign Sidney Sherwin, then 18 months out of the Naval Academy, watched a low flying plane over Pearl Harbor as the December 7, 1941 attack began. He later survived the Oklahoma sinking and helped tow a wounded shipmate to safety, noting the chaos and shelling around Ford Island.
Sherwin recalled the morning sighting noting the aircraft passed so close he could see an oil stain on the engine and the pilot at the side. He did not notice the Rising Sun emblem, and doubted its significance at the time.
Ohio prelates played key roles at the last rites for former Ohioan Roman Catholic Bishop Joseph H. Albers of Lansing. Archbishop Alter delivered the requiem mass eulogy. Archbishop Issenman gave the main address. Albers, 74, ordained in Cincinnati in 1916, was Lansing’s first bishop after the 1937 diocese creation.
Survivor Sherwin recalls the moment at 8:15 aboard the Maryland during Pearl Harbor attack. He describes burning ships in Battle Ship Row, oil gushing and slicks on the calm harbor surface near the Arizona, with the clock showing 18 minutes since the assault began.
The Defense Department says organizational and communications changes since Pearl Harbor prevent delays in contacting top officials during a crisis. Details cover hot lines, scrambling, radiophones, and standby helicopters to ensure rapid reach of the secretary of defense and other leaders.
In San Francisco an 80-year-old pensioner named James Lee opened fire after not receiving his government check. He fired at the hotel manager and officers, prompting a running gun battle inside the hotel. Lee was wounded in the wrist during the siege as police swarmed the third floor.
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