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"The U. S. Fleet Goes Into Action: First War Pictures in the Pacific", Life Magazine, 5 January 1942



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[Caption] Far across the island of Oahu, 15 miles from Pearl Harbor, the Japanese bombers swoop down on the Kaneohe Naval Air Station early on the historic morning of Dec. 7. A civilian photographer took these great pictures as the first smoke columns began to rise.

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[Caption] Brought from his bed by the thunder of exploding bombs, this pajama-clad islander has rushed out on his terrace to scan with binoculars smoke-swept scene. Back and forth Jap planes roared, while at Pearl Harbor other bombs were falling from other planes.

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Citation : "The U. S. Fleet Goes Into Action: First War Pictures in the Pacific" Life Magazine (Chicago, Illinois), 5 January 1942, James Harvey Brown Papers.
Location : East Carolina Manuscript Collection, Special Collections, Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858 USA
Call Number : James Harvey Brown Papers #547.7.1.2.    Display Collection Guide

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