This is no Drill

Living Memories of the Attack on Pearl Harbor

By: Henry Berry

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Paperback | 1 May 2001 | Edition Number 1

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This fascinating and powerful collection of first-hand accounts—prepared with the assistance of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association—brings to vivid life one of the most fateful days in American history.

Here, in their own words, survivors of the attack—from all branches of the service—recall what it was like to witness this momentous event as it happened. Dramatic and compelling, these living memories offer a rare look inside the hearts and minds of American heroes—and an invaluable record of American history.

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Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
America's Rendezvous with Destiny, Christmas 1940	p. 1
FDR and the America First Committee	p. 12
Why the Pacific War?	p. 20
Don Seaton--U.S.S. Indianapolis	p. 27
Bully for Claude Swanson	p. 32
Why Did No One Believe It?	p. 33
Sergeant John Caputo, 24th Squadron--U.S. Army Air Corps	p. 35
The Tuxedo Pants Pilots	p. 45
Jackson Spears--A Gentleman Personified	p. 47
PFC Forrest Smith, 3rd Defense Battalion, USMC	p. 49
PFC Doug Jones, USMC, Marine Barracks, Oahu	p. 55
To Hell with Babe Ruth	p. 58
Glen Turner, U.S.S. California	p. 60
Faint Praise	p. 66
Marty Friedman	p. 68
James Benham, Lt. Junior Grade, U.S.S. Farragut	p. 70
Groton and Harvard in Tokyo	p. 79
The Unluckiest Sailor in the Pacific Fleet	p. 81
On the Old Fall River Line	p. 82
Now, Why Did They Do That?	p. 86
Eric Ferguson	p. 88
Corporal James Noren	p. 90
Thanksgiving Dinner	p. 98
Officers, I Hate Officers	p. 100
The Four Marines of Kaneohe Bay	p. 102
Hotel Street	p. 110
James Bowling	p. 112
John Grand Pre, Fireman 1st Class, U.S.S. Oklahoma	p. 114
Maybe We Were Lucky at Pearl--Ensign Warren Flynn, U.S.S. Maryland	p. 120
Joseph St. Pierre, Gunner's Mate, U.S.S. Phoenix	p. 123
Why Didn't They Bomb Our Oil Supply?	p. 129
Prate Stack	p. 131
1st Lieutenant Steven Saltzman, 91st Coast Artillery	p. 133
The 6th Avenue E	p. 140
Have a Laugh	p. 142
William Anderson, Yeoman Striker, U.S.S. Maryland	p. 144
The Torpedoes	p. 152
Robert Van Sant	p. 154
John McCaran, U.S.S. Arizona	p. 156
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition	p. 163
Or So They Say	p. 165
Vincent Vlack	p. 167
The Battlewagons	p. 176
Richard Cheswick	p. 179
Corporal Adam Rudalewicz, K-3--27th U.S. Infantry	p. 181
Sneak or Surprise Attack?	p. 189
The Japanese Blast Ewa	p. 191
William Lehr, U.S.S. Monaghan	p. 194
Dick Thill, U.S.S. Ward	p. 199
All of a Sudden, We Were Different	p. 201
Robert Carmichael	p. 203
Vern Hirsch and Joe Carson	p. 205
Lou Trantales, Machinist 2nd Class, U.S.S. Pennsylvania	p. 211
Cleaning Out the Hospital	p. 213
Sergeant Harold Slater, 64th Coast Artillery	p. 215
Here and There: Take It Easy on Your First Cruise	p. 220
Dick Phelan	p. 223
Edward J. Gunger, U.S. Army Air Corps	p. 225
Cunningham of the U.S.S. Nevada	p. 231
Jack Stoeber Changes His Mind	p. 235
Corporal James Brown, 1st Marine Defense Battalion, Wake Island Detachment	p. 237
Big Wright of Wake Island	p. 247
Alan Wolfley	p. 250
Conclusion	p. 253
Bibliography	p. 255
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