Today, we remember and honor those who fought or were killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941.
The American response to the horrific attack was far more dangerous to the Japanese than they realized. At home, the public was outraged and galvanized with lines and lines of men signing up for service the day after.
The military, especially the U.S. Navy, was incensed and vowed, along with American civilians, to avenge Pearl Harbor.
And they did. No U.S. carriers were at Pearl, a complete failure of Japanese intelligence. You can draw a direct line from this failure (and the failure to destroy the oil supply at Pearl) to the annihilation of the Japanese Imperial Navy's four carriers at Midway. Where were our carriers? Read here.
This decisive battle led to the eventual victory in the Pacific.
