War News From Pearl Harbor to California
Bulletin from Washington reports at 3 22 p m EST that an army transport carrying lumber was torpedoed 1300 miles west of San Francisco. This indicates Japanese naval action extending east of Hawaii toward the mainland and marks a shift in the theater of attack.
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Washington
White House
San Francisco
Hawaii
Navy
War Department
Japan
United States
Europe
Kichisaburo Nomura
Saburo Kurusu
State Department
Hull
Tokyo
Department
War and Navy Departments
Navy Department
Pacific
Manila
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor Attacked. United States Enters War
Japanese bombers struck Pearl Harbor and Manila in a surprise dawn raid setting off a global conflict. Reports from Honolulu and New York described fires, ships damaged, and casualties as American defenses battled the invading force. The White House and allied governments declared war-like actions, with officials confirming broad military mobilization and readiness in response.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
United States
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Manila
Philippines
Japanese air attack strikes Pearl Harbor harbor city
The first Japanese planes attacked Ford Island at Pearl Harbor, the U S navy base. Squadrons swept in from the south over Diamond Head and dropped explosives and incendiaries in the city.
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Ford Island
Pearl Harbor
U. S. Navy
Pacific
Diamond Head
Japanese sink gunboat Petrel off Shanghai waterfront
Japanese forces sunk the British gunboat Petrel as it lay near Shanghai's international settlement waterfront. The nearby U S gunboat Wake was not damaged. Japanese sailors have occupied the water front of the international settlement.
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Shanghai
Petrel
International Settlement
United States
Wake
Imperial Tokyo Declares War on U S and Britain
Imperial headquarters in Tokyo announced war against the United States and Britain late today following Japanese bombers' attack on Pearl Harbor in Honolulu and military actions in the Philippines.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
Britain
Western Pacific
Imperial
Pearl Harbor Naval Base
Honolulu
Philippines
Senator Chavez backs war against Japan if facts prove true
Senator Dennis Chavez said he would favor a declaration of war against Japan if the announced facts hold, after hearing the president and commentators about Pearl Harbor and Philippine attacks. He planned to fly from Albuquerque to Washington this afternoon.
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Santa FE
N. M
Dennis Chavez
Japan
Albuquerque
Washington
White House
Pearl Harbor
Philippine Islands
Naval district issues urgent recall orders after Pacific attacks
Long Beach California December 7 Rear Admiral Charles A Blakely of the 11th naval district orders all officers and men attached to the district or vessels to report to their stations immediately. The district covers southern California from San Luis Obispo to the Mexican border and all of Arizona and New Mexico.
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Long Beach
Calif
Charles A. Blakely
11Th Naval District
Pacific
California
San Luis Obispo
Arizona
New Mexico
Japanese air attack reported on Hawaii by CBS
CBS in Honolulu telephoned that about 150 Japanese planes attacked Hawaii at night. Anti-aircraft fire roared continuously and the assault was still under way at 3 a.m. Honolulu Time, 8:30 a.m. Eastern.
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New York
Honolulu
CBS
Hawaii
Navy issues urgent call to on leave officers across districts
A naval official said the Navy Department dispatched an urgent call demanding all officers on leave report to their local naval districts. The request underscores heightened readiness and redeployment requirements amid unspecified operational concerns.
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New York
Naval
Navy Department
American vessel in distress signals west of San
Washington reports the army received word of an American cargo ship signaling distress about 700 miles west of San. It was not immediately learned whether the ship had been torpedoed.
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Washington
White House
Army
San Francisco
World War II escalation after Pearl Harbor attack
Washington calls an extraordinary cabinet meeting for 8:30 p.m. with congressional leaders at 9. Honolulu reports at least five killed and many wounded in a surprise Japanese air raid. Churchill and U.S. ambassador Winant confer after Roosevelt’s Pearl Harbor warning. Pacific coast declares war footing. leaves and furloughs canceled. all personnel ordered to posts. New York reports a foreign warship seen off Pearl Harbor.
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Wahiawa
Honolulu
Ohau
Pearl Harbor Naval Base
New York
Hickman Field
U. S
Oklahoma
Pearl Harbor
NBC
Associated Press
Japan
United States
Manila
Adolf Hitler
Roosevelt
Hirohito
Pacific
Washington
White House
Hawaii
London
John G. Winant
Churchill
Winant
Philippines
Britain
Huge Army Airport
Bob Tyce
Tyce
Roy J. Titousek
Sajao Kita
United States Army
Kita
Governor Poindexter
Wallace Blaisdell
Ments
C. C. Bloch
14Th Naval District
Stephen Early
Early
Hull
Secret Service
War Department
Secretary of War
Army
Navy
America
State Department
John C. Winant
San Francisco
Pacific Seaboard
West Coast
Carrier Report Quoted Ha waii Operation Details
The CBS broadcast summarized a British radio quotation about an aircraft carrier in operation off Hawaii. It did not specify whether this referred to a single ship or a second vessel.
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CBS
Hawaii
Secon
Pearl Harbor Attack Report From Honolulu Broadcast
NBC observer in Honolulu described a morning raid on Pearl Harbor and Honolulu by army planes, noting severe bombing and heavy fighting. The broadcast warned residents to stay indoors and avoid military areas while the air and sea battles continued for hours with considerable damage reported.
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New York
U. S. Naval Base
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
NBC
Obsrver
KGU
Army
Navy
Senator Anderson Calls For Immediate War Declaration
New Mexico representative Clinton P. Anderson urged an immediate declaration of war on Japan. He argued Japan and Germany coordinated actions in the Pacific and warned Germany aims to pull American power from the Atlantic battle.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Clinton P. Anderson
D-Nm
Japan
Pacific
Germany
Anderson
Italy
Atlantic
German spokesman cites waiting for full case before reacting
Berlin December 7 A German spokesman said there could be no reaction from Germany to Japan's Pearl Harbor air attack until all aspects of the case are known. The remark reflected cautious state sentiment as the world assessed further developments.
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Berlin
Germany
Pearl Harbor
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Kurusu
Nomura
War Stimson
Hu Shih
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