Pearl Harbor

http://www.kwwl.com/story/33993237/2016/12/07/survivor-recalls-fear-anger-during-pearl-harbor-attack-75-years-ago-today

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/12/06/pearl-harbor-survivor-remembers-all-hell-broke-loose/95067302/

https://donmooreswartales.com/2012/12/07/joe-kleiss/

http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Apr/05/ln/ln27a.html

http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/la-crosse-tribune-readers-remember-pearl-harbor/article_4f752b6c-5ed8-5ff3-b1d5-071f36284d5d.html

Today we are examining the events of Pearl Harbor. Many know the story, but most don't think about the emotions and thoughts of the people that experienced it. Let's examine primary sources to get a feeling for how it must have been to be at Pearl Harbor that fateful day.

Read the article above, and examine the pictures. Then consider the following questions.

1. What emotions can we associate with the events of Pearl Harbor?

2. What likely caused the most fear and anxiety for Pearl Harbor participants?

Ship Diary, USS Saint Louis from Dec. 7, 1941.

This primary source comes from the Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments.

National Archives Identifier: 7585375

Full Citation: War Diary USS Saint Louis; 12/7/1941; Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments, Record Group 181. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/war-diary-uss-saint-louis, December 7, 2016]