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Remembering Our World War II Veterans- Ask Them About Their Memories of December 7, 1941

Posted 06 December 2009 | By Randy | Categories: America's Veteran Stories, Hometown Heroes, U.S. Veterans, WWII | No Comments

**Tune in to the Dave Glover Show on 97.1FM for an interview on Monday (Pearl Harbor Day) with Jim Parker, Chief Petty Officer/ Sonar Chief, Navy 1940-1957, as he remembers his experience during the Pearl Harbor attack.**

Remembering Our World War II Veterans- Ask Them About Their Memories of “December 7, 1941 a date which will live in infamy.”
The attack on Pearl Harbor (or Hawaii Operation, Operation Z, as it was called by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters) was an unannounced military strike conducted by the Japanese navy against the United States’ naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of Sunday, December 7, 1941, later resulting in the United States becoming militarily involved in World War II.

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