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Were the US serviceman expecting an attack on Pearl Harbor?
No, the US received a peace medal from Japan before the attack so they thought that they wouldn't get into a war with Japan. Joe Lockard noticed planes on a radar but since they were expecting planes from the US to arrive with resources that same day, they did not alert Pearl Harbor. Hopefully that helped :)
Why did Franklin d roosevelt call the attack on Pearl Harbor the date which will live infamy?
The term "day of infamy" was used in President Roosevelt's speech the day after the attack when he addressed the nation and declared war on Japan. This term became associated with the Pearl Harbor attack. There is at least one book written about Pearl Harbor that takes this term as the title of the book. Why FDR used that term can only be answered by him. Bascially, he was saying that No American will ever forget the day the Japanese attacked the USA and we won't let the Japanese forget it either.
Why did President Roosevelt refer to the bombing as a date that will live in infamy?
At the time, Japanese delegates were in Washington, meeting with the US about the decline in US-Japanese relations. They were to have deciphered and translated a message from Japan that Japan would attack Pearl Harbor but they were late in getting the message translated and giving it to the US. By the time they arrived to deliver the message and warn America that there would be war, the attack on Pearl Harbor had already commenced! therefore, instead of America being forewarned and able to alert its forces in time, the attack came with no warning, thereby being declared a 'sneak attack'. Having had a sneak attack launched against us the President declared it was an infamous(underhanded) act.
What might the navy have done differently to minimize damage of Pearl Harbor from a surprise attack?
To minimize damage during the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the Navy could have implemented more robust intelligence and reconnaissance measures, including better monitoring of Japanese naval movements and increased communication between intelligence agencies. Additionally, conducting regular drills and maintaining a state of heightened alert, particularly in response to rising tensions, might have prepared forces to respond more effectively. Finally, stationing aircraft carriers and key aircraft further out to sea could have provided a tactical advantage and reduced the vulnerability of battleships at the harbor.
Did the US know Pearl Harbor was going to be attacked?
No of course not. However the Americans did find out that Japan was going to attack them, but they didn't know when and where. They found this out by cracking the Japanese code, that was being sent through. Japan wanted the attack on Pearl Harbor to be a surprise, so the US would not be prepared to defend themselves. This is why the U.S. lost many men, planes and ships when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Bottom line, the U.S. had no idea that Japan was going to attack Pearl Harbor.
How did America respond after the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
The American response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was to recognize that they were at war with the Empire of Japan. This caused them repair the damage of the attack, build up their armed forces, resist Japanese forces in the western Pacific, and, with allies, defeat the Japanese armed forces and to occupy Japan. A more general and long-term response, better called a lesson learned, was to always be on the alert against attack, and never to assume that just because we take Sunday off, an enemy would too.
What is an attack hour in war?
A-hour stands for alert hour. It is the hour of an attack/alert etc.
What was seen on radar before the attack of Pearl Harbor?
Well in the books it says that they thought it was friendly air force training. Also It was Sunday mourning and nobody was expecting an attack. In addition Japanese's attack code (Locked codes a country send to the victim country to alert them before getting attacked) was too complicated so Americans didn't have time to get ready... Sorry about my poor English but ya thats pretty much it. Hope it helped!
What is a wavering tone signal alert?
air attack
What did the japaneese general say about the bombing of pearl harbor?
Isoroku Yamamoto supposedly said, "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant." There is no evidence to prove Yamamoto made this statement or wrote it down. Just like one pilot supposedly said, "Pearl Harbor is in flames and smoke, and gasping helplessly." However, even though the Battle of Pearl Harbor was Yamamoto's idea, it is recorded that "Yamamoto alone" (while all of his teammates were celebrating) spent the day after Pearl Harbor "sunk in apparent depression".
How many US aircraft carriers were sunk during pearl harbor?
They were at sea. Mainly they were ferrying aircraft to a different base, I don't know which one. They also conducted assorted training exercises while they were out. It was just plain lucky that those aircraft were scheduled to be shipped at that time. If the carriers had been at Pearl we would have been in a world of hurt. Michael Montagne The 3 Aircraft Carriers that where suppossed to be in Pearl Harbour where all at sea carrying new planes to the American Bases on Midway and the west Coast of U.S. I sincerly thing that if the 3 aircraft carriers scheduled to stay in Pearl Harbor they would have been sunk or damaged during the whole war, but that dont mean the United States would have lost the War, there where many other cariers in good condition, and dozens being pruduced silently in the ports. The Saratoga was in port at San Diego, California, the Enterprise was 200 miles west of Pearl Harbor returning from Midway where it had delivered aircraft, and the Lexington was 460 miles east of Midway on its way there to deliver aircraft.
What does the wavering tone warning alert the base of?
air attack
