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The U. S. Coast Guard & the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

December 7, 1941

Narratives & First-Person Accounts:

U. S. Coast Guard Units in Hawaii on December 7, 1941.

The Coast Guard's Role in Hawaii During the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941

Pearl Harbor Veteran: USCGC Taney: A history of the only warship that survived the attack and is still afloat today.

RM1/c George C. Larsen's memoir of service. Radioman First Class George Larsen lived through the Japanese attack while serving at a radio monitoring station. He had served on the Taney, and shortly after the attack was transferred to the Kukui, and while aboard he sailed to Niihau Island to capture a downed Japanese pilot. He then saw service aboard the Tiger.

Frank A. Erickson, USCG, the Taney's aviation officer, was the duty officer at Ford Island on the morning of 7 December 1941. Here is what he remembers on that "Day of Infamy."

Pearl Harbor Combat Action Reports:

The commanding officer of the cutter Tiger's report.

The commanding officer of the patrol boat CG-8's report.

The commanding officer of the cutter Taney's report.

The keeper of the Barbers Point Light Station's report.

Speeches:

Admiral Thad Allen's remarks at the Pearl Harbor Commemoration aboard the USCGC Taney in Baltimore, Maryland on 7 December 2008.

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