My Dad was on the USS Henley and they arrived at Pearl Harbor on December 6, 1941. When the attack started, the captain was ashore to start provisioning so the XO was in command and put to sea dropping depth charges on the way out of the harbor due to sonar soundings. The Captain rejoined the ship later in the day, outside the harbor.
He lost several friends during the attack and nearly lost his life when his ship was torpedoed in 1943.
He was usually pretty quiet on December 7. I guess he was remembering that day many years ago.
Ken
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