An inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor created by an executive order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt on December 18, 1941. The Roberts Commission panel consisted of a U.S. Supreme Court justice, two retired navy admirals, one retired Maj. Gen. of the Army and a Brig. Gen. of the Army. On January 23, 1942, the Roberts Commission concluded that the navy and army commanders of Hawaii, Rear Adm. Husband E. Kimmel and Maj. Gen. Walter C. Short, were guilty of dereliction of duty and errors of judgment, forcing their retirement.
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