"On the quiet Sunday morning of 7 December 1941, an initial attack force of 183 Japanese naval aircraft attacked ninety-four ships of the United States Navy at Pearl Harbor. This strategic surprise attack on America's largest Pacific naval base truly became a day of infamy. Today it is clearly the most recognizable of all American battles or events. Historians have well documented the Navy's role in the attack, but have all but forgotten that Coast Guard vessels also participated. The Coast Guard, while only a small force at Pearl Harbor, actively took part in the battle."
FROM U.S. COAST GUARD HISTORY
The Coast Guard and the Japanese Attack
7 December 1941
by
Robert M. Browning, Jr.
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| PAINTING OF USCGC TANEY, DEC 7th, 1941 |
U.S. COAST GUARD NEWS RELEASE - NOVEMBER 24, 2010
Coast Guard Pearl Harbor survivor made honorary chief petty officer
PETALUMA, Calif. – Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma held a ceremony this morning to honor retired Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class George C. Larsen, promoting him to an honorary chief petty officer for his service during the attack on Pearl Harbor and for his continued contributions to the community.
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Retired Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class George C. Larsen is promoted to an honorary chief petty officer, Monday, Nov. 22, 2010. Larsen, a Pearl Harbor survivor, served in the Coast Guard from 1939 to 1945 as a radioman. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Metcalf. |
AS EACH DAY GOES BY, WE LOSE MORE AND MORE OF OUR PEARL HARBOR AND WORLD WAR II VETERANS - -
THIS DECEMBER 7TH PLEASE STOP FOR ONE BRIEF MOMENT AND THANK THEM BY WORD OR DEED OR THOUGHT - -
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