On as we speak’s Fight Story we dive into tales of a handful of the courageous males who had been at Pearl Harbor throughout the tragic December seventh, 1941 assault that modified the course of historical past. These are tales of motion, selflessness, and braveness that few of us can think about, however sound correct at house with the tales we regularly hear on Fight Story and shouldn’t be forgotten.
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This contains Joe George, who was locked within the brig of a ship when the assault began and was launched to avoid wasting himself after which grew to become a hero when he disobeyed orders to avoid wasting the lives of different sailors. We additionally hear a couple of long run friendship between a US sailor (Richard Fiske) who was attacked and a Japanese service member on the opposite facet. Then we hear a couple of member of the family of a longtime Fight Story listener who was there at Pearl Harbor throughout the assault.
On this episode, we begin by setting the context for the occasions of Dec seventh and the lead as much as the warfare so we will higher recognize the very distinctive tales of service members who step up when the assault begins.
To assist deliver these tales to life, we went to the Pearl Harbor Nationwide Memorial in Hawaii and sat down the Nationwide Park Service’s David Kilton, who’s the Chief of Interpretation on the Pearl Harbor Nationwide Memorial (his job is to deliver these tales to life).
Previous to the Pearl Harbor Memorial, David labored at Rocky Mountain Nationwide Park, Carlsbad Caverns Nationwide Park, Bryce Canyon Nationwide Park, and Golden Spike Nationwide Historic Web site, and Little Rock Central Excessive Faculty Nationwide Historic Web site (which memorializes the desegregation of that college).
Please take pleasure in these intimate tales of service and sacrifice in one of the vital momentous days in American historical past.
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Study Extra About Pearl Harbor On-line:
– Joe George and Don Stratton https://www.nps.gov/perl/be taught/historyculture/joe-george.htm
– Pearl Harbor Background https://www.nps.gov/perl/index.htm
Present Notes:
00:00 – Intro
00:49 – Visitor Introduction (David Kilton)
01:53 – Interview begins
02:15 – WWII Political background
05:22 – Japanese Preparation for Pearl Harbor assault
11:10 – Sunday morning on Oahu
16:00 – Pearl Harbor Geography
17:29 – Safety earlier than Pearl Harbor
21:26 – Pearl Harbor Assault
27:12 – The Joe George Story
31:41 – The Richard Fisk Story
43:14 – The Walter Sealock Story
49:50 – Closing Ideas
51:23 – Listener feedback and shout outs
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