67. Time, “People: Pluggers & Donors,” December 29, 1941, 40.
68. Honolulu Advertiser, “Defense Stamps Free!,” December 30, 1941, 2.
69. Time, “People: Pluggers & Donors,” December 29, 1941, 40.
70. New York Times, “Britain to Join U.S. in Prayers Thursday,” December 28, 1941, 2.
71. Los Angeles Times, “Axis Aliens Surrender Radio Sets and Cameras,” December 29, 1941, 1.
72. Time, “Music: Of Thee I Sing, Baby,” December 29, 1941, 46.
73. Time, “Music: Of Thee I Sing, Baby,” December 29, 1941, 46.
74. A) Honolulu Advertiser, “Buses Black,” December 30, 1941, 2.
75. Honolulu Advertiser, “At the Theaters,” December 30, 1941, 4.
76. New York Times, “Flier, Shot Down, Resumed Battle in Another Plane as Wife Watched,” December 30, 1941, 5.
77. New York Times, “Flier, Shot Down, Resumed Battle in Another Plane as Wife Watched,” December 30, 1941, 5.
CHAPTER 30: THE THIRTIETH OF DECEMBER
1. Associated Press, “Eiffel Tower May Be Melted to Scrap Metal,” Birmingham (AL) News, December 30, 1941, 2.
2. Associated Press, “Eiffel Tower May Be Melted to Scrap Metal,” Birmingham (AL) News, December 30, 1941, 2.
3. Associated Press, “How War News Gets Around and Why Editors Go Nuts,” The Atlanta Constitution, December 31, 1941, 1.
4. Churchill Center and Museum, Speeches, Speeches of Winston Churchill, “Preparation-Liberation-Assault,” December 30, 1941, Chicago, IL, http://www.winstonchurchill.org/learn/speeches/speeches-of-winston-churchill/106-preparation-liberation-assault.
5. Hartford (CT)Courant, “U.S. Expenditures . . . December Top World War Record,” December 30, 1941, 1.
6. Honolulu Advertiser, “Bulletins,” December 31, 1941, 1.
7. Time, “Mr. Paul’s Ideas,” December 29, 1941, 54.
8. Time, “Mr. Paul’s Ideas,” December 29, 1941, 54.
9. Dewey L. Fleming, “Half of US Income to Go for War Effort Under Roosevelt Plan,” Baltimore Sun, December 31, 1941, 1.
10. Gerald Griffin, “President Plans Daylight Saving,” Baltimore Sun, December 31, 1941, 3.
11. Associated Press, “Defense Bond Sales Reach Highest Mark,” Birmingham (AL) News, December 30, 1941, 3.
12. Birmingham (AL) News, “Defense Bond Sales Reach Highest Mark,” December 30, 1941, 1.
13. Birmingham (AL) News, “11 Billion Dollar Tax Increase Is Proposed,” December 30, 1941, 4.
14. Baltimore Sun, “Financial Sacrifice Must Come to Win, Morgenthau Warns,” December 30, 1941, 1.
15. Birmingham (AL) News, “Women Volunteers in Uniforms Given Approval Of U.S. Army,” December 30, 1941, 2.
16. Birmingham (AL) News, “Women Volunteers in Uniforms Given Approval Of U.S. Army,” December 30, 1941, 2.
17. Los Angeles Times, “Cigarette Price Ceiling Slated,” December 30, 1941, 1.
18. Los Angeles Times, “Hoarding of Fats and Oils Banned,” December 30, 1941, 5.
19. New York Times, “Allocation Plan Held Inadequate,” December 30, 1941, 12.
20. Ernest Lindley, “Tire Rationing to Serve as Test of Democratic Administration,” Birmingham (AL) News, December 30, 1941, 10.
21. Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., “The Rubber Situation,” Baltimore Sun, December 30, 1941, 4.
22. George Gallup, “The Gallup Poll: Survey Shows Majority of Americans Do Nothing to Keep Physically Fit,” Baltimore Sun, December 30, 1941, 13.
23. Associated Press, “Tire Curb Sells Horses,” New York Times, December 30, 1941, 11.
24. Paul Gesner and John Beckley “Round-Clock Defense Work in Sight at Most All Plants,” Birmingham (AL) News, 10.
25. Associated Press, “Nazi Launch Air Assault on Coastal Area,” Baltimore Sun, December 30, 1941, 1.
26. Associated Press, “Mikado’s Troops Move on Capital From Southeast,” Birmingham (AL) News, December 30, 1941, 1.
27. AP, “R.A.F. Blows Climax British Land, Sea and Air Assaults,” Los Angeles Times, December 30, 1941, 1.
28. Pierre J. Husk, “F.D.R. ‘Pushed Europe Into War Against Me,’ Nazi Dictator Complains,” Birmingham (AL) News, December 30, 1941, 1.
29. Pierre J. Husk, “F.D.R. ‘Pushed Europe Into War Against Me,’ Nazi Dictator Complains,” Birmingham (AL) News, December 30, 1941, 1.
30. Pierre J. Husk, “F.D.R. ‘Pushed Europe Into War Against Me,’ Nazi Dictator Complains,” Birmingham (AL) News, December 30, 1941, 4.
31. United Press, “Planes Blast Luzon’s Base for Three Hours,” Los Angeles Times, December 30, 1941, 1.
32. Rear Admiral Yates Sterling, Jr., “Manila Bay Protected by Mighty Corregidor,” Honolulu Advertiser, December 30, 1941, 1.
33. Associated Press, “Tribe of Philippine Pygmies Joins Allies in War on Japs,” Los Angeles Times, December 30, 1941, 3.
34. Birmingham (AL) News, “Gen. MacArthur Urges Reprisals for Manila Raids,” December 30, 1941, 1.
35. United Press, “U.S. Volunteer Pilots Bag 26 Enemy Planes,” Honolulu Advertiser, December 30, 1941, 5.
36. United Press, “FDR to Call War Council,” Honolulu Advertiser, December 30, 1941, 1.
37. United Press, “Enemy Suffers Heavy Losses in Far East,” Honolulu Advertiser, December 30, 1941, 1.
38. Associated Press, “Churchill Says War Not To End Until Attack on Nazi Homeland,” Birmingham (AL) News, December 30, 1941, 1.
39. Churchill Center and Museum, Speeches, Speeches of Winston Churchill, “Preparation-Liberation-Assault,” December 30, 1941, Chicago, IL, http://www.winstonchurchill.org/learn/speeches/speeches-of-winston-churchill/106-preparation-liberation-assault.
40. Churchill Center and Museum, Speeches, Speeches of Winston Churchill, “Preparation-Liberation-Assault,” December 30, 1941, Chicago, IL, http://www.winstonchurchill.org/learn/speeches/speeches-of-winston-churchill/106-preparation-liberation-assault.
41. New York Times, “U.S. Lists 29 Nations at War With the Axis; Figure Differs From Churchill’s in Speech,” December 31, 1941, 6.
42. Churchill Center and Museum, Speeches, Speeches of Winston Churchill, “Preparation-Liberation-Assault,” December 30, 1941, Chicago, IL http://www.winstonchurchill.org/learn/speeches/speeches-of-winston-churchill/106-preparation-liberation-assault.
43. Associated Press, “Red Men Bury Hatchet to Aid War on Axis,” Baltimore Sun, December 30, 1941, 4.
44. Associated Press, “Hard Blows at Foe Urged By Einstein,” Baltimore Sun, December 30, 1941, 4.
45. New York Times, “Bid Astronomers, Navigate Bombers,” December 30, 1941, 1.
46. Associated Press, “Astronomy Called Aid to War Effort,” New York Times, December 30, 1941, 13.
47. Associated Press, “Astronomer Inclined to Doubt Theory Universe Is Exploding,” Baltimore Sun, December 31, 1941, 13.
48. International News Service, “Scientists Say Water Exists on Red Planet,” Atlanta Constitution, December 31, 1941, 6.
49. Honolulu Advertiser, “Important Notice to All Residents Of Oahu,” December 30, 1941, 2.
50. Honolulu Advertiser, “Bakery Goods Sale Regulated By Governor,” December 31, 1941, 2.
51. Honolulu Advertiser, “Sought By Relatives,” December 30, 1941, 3.
52. Honolulu Advertiser, “General Orders,” December 30, 1941, 6.
53. Honolulu Advertiser, “Alarm System Will Warn Four Isles of Raids,” December 30, 1941, 6.
54. Wallace Carroll, “Fifth Column Exposed,” Boston Evening Globe, December 30, 1941, 1.
55. Los Angeles Times, “Long Lines of Enemy Aliens Deliver Banned Articles,” December 30, 1941, 8.
56. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, “Second Progress Report on Intelligence Problems in the New York Area,” December 31, 1941, Hyde Park, NY.
57. Los Angeles Times, “Patriotic Raffles Robs Vanderbilts of Jewelry,” December 30, 1941, 1.
58. Baltimore Sun, �
�Newlywed Gloria Gets More Money,” December 30, 1941, 1.
59. Los Angeles Times, “Whales Fool Fort Gun Crew; Report Submarines Offshore,” December 30, 1941, 8.
60. Associated Press, “Bulletins,” Baltimore Sun, December 30, 1941, 1.
61. New York Times, “The Texts of the Day’s Communiqués on Fighting in Various Zones,” December 30, 1941, 2.
62. F. Tillman Durdin, “Foe Seeks to Ring Singapore; Plan to Take It Intact Seen,” New York Times, December 30, 1941, 1.
63. New York Times, “U.S. Freighter Sunk in Atlantic Dec. 3,” December 30, 1941, 13.
64. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, “Memorandum for the Naval Aide to the President,” December 26, 1941, Hyde Park, NY.
65. United Press, “Lindy’s Offer to Serve May Be Accepted,” Honolulu Advertiser, December 31, 1941, 6.
66. Associated Press, “Lindbergh Volunteers Servicesin Air Corps; Reaction Is Indefinite,” Birmingham (AL) News, December 30, 1941, 1.
67. James P. Duffy, Lindbergh Vs. Roosevelt (Washington DC: Regnery, 2010), 209.
68. Baltimore Sun, “A Darkened Liberty,” December 30, 1941, 3.
69. Baltimore Sun, “A Darkened Liberty,” December 30, 1941, 3.
CHAPTER 31: THE THIRTY-FIRST OF DECEMBER
1. Anne O’Hare McCormick, “The Outstanding Fact in a Fateful Year,” New York Times, December 31, 1941, 16.
2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, “Memorandum from Ambassador Winant to Secretary Hull Requesting a Presidential Message from President Roosevelt for the National Day of Prayer on New Year’s Day 1942,” December 30, 1941, Hyde Park, NY.
3. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, “Memorandum from Ambassador Winant to Secretary Hull Requesting a Presidential Message from President Roosevelt for the National Day of Prayer on New Year’s Day 1942,” December 30, 1941, Hyde Park, NY.
4. New York Times, “The Plaza for New Year’s Eve,” December 31, 1941, 18.
5. Los Angeles Times, “Police Warn New Year’s Celebrants,” December 30, 1941, 1.
6. New York Times, “Mayer Assails Critics,” December 31, 1941, 10.
7. Boston Daily Globe, “Boisterous Greeting Ready for 1942’s Boston Arrival,” December 31, 1941, 1.
8. Geoffrey Parsons Jr., “Slim Santa This Year In Britain,” Baltimore Sun, December 23, 1941, 13.
9. Honolulu Advertiser, “License Suspensions Face Speeders Here,” December 31, 1941, 2.
10. Honolulu Advertiser, “Banana Supply Plentiful Here,” December 31, 1941, 3.
11. Honolulu Advertiser, “Leis for Dead to Be Received New Year’s Day,” December 31, 1941, 2.
12. Honolulu Advertiser, “Leis for Dead to Be Received New Year’s Day,” December 31, 1941, 2.
13. Baltimore Sun, “It’s a Treat to Dine Out,” December 31, 1941, 5.
14. Los Angeles Times, “New Year’s Eve,” December 31, 1941, 12.
15. Mary Harris, “Ringside Table,” Washington Post, December 31, 1941, 16.
16. Jane Holt, “News of Food,” New York Times, December 30, 1941, 14.
17. New York Times, “Rest-Period Demand Costs Hours at Ford,” December 31, 1941, 9.
18. New York Times, “Rest-Period Demand Costs Hours at Ford,” December 31, 1941, 9.
19. Atlanta Constitution, “Big California Telescope to Be Barred to Public,” December 31, 1941, 10.
20. Ben Gilbert, “War Casts Deep Shadow on New Years Parties Here,” Washington Post, January 1, 1941, 1.
21. Birmingham (AL) News, “Don’t Throw Anything Away, Save Everything for Defense,” December 31, 1941, 3.
22. Martin Lide, “2,800 Tanks a Month Is Goal Soon in View; Gun Totals Are Secret,” Birmingham (AL) News, December 31, 1941, 5.
23. Los Angeles Times, “County Ordered to Save Salvage,” December 31, 1941, 6.
24. John MacCormac, “Railroads Expect Aid from Tire Ban,” New York Times, December 31, 1941, 9.
25. Baltimore Sun, “Whither Fashion in 1942,” December 31, 1941, 10.
26. Honolulu Advertiser, “Ted Williams Is Voted Baseball’s Man of Year,” December 31, 1941, 8.
27. Joan Fontaine Female, “‘Citizen Kane’ Picked as Top Movie of ’41,” Birmingham (AL) News, December 31, 1941, 19.
28. Honolulu Advertiser, “No Messages Received Since Late Last Night,” December 31, 1941, 1.
29. Honolulu Advertiser, “No Messages Received Since Late Last Night,” December 31, 1941, 1.
30. Associated Press, “Indies Papers Ask Public to be Patient,” Baltimore Sun, December 31, 1941, 3.
31. Husband E. Kimmel, Admiral Kimmel’s Story (Chicago, IL: Henry Regnery Company, 1955), v.
32. Husband E. Kimmel, Admiral Kimmel’s Story (Chicago, IL: Henry Regnery Company, 1955), 169.
33. Hartford Courant, “Short Dies at His Home in Texas,” September 5, 1949, 1.
34. Associated Press, “Line South of Manila,” December 31, 1941, 1.
35. Hanson W. Baldwin, “What Navy Is Doing,” New York Times, December 31, 1941, 4.
36. Martin Caidin, Golden Wings (New York: Bramhall House, 1960), 108.
37. Associated Press, “Hope Fades in Gotham,” Birmingham (AL) News, December 31, 1941, 2.
38. R. P. Cronin Jr., “Outnumbered Forces of Allies Being Pushed Back by Invader,” Birmingham (AL) News, December 31, 1941, 2.
39. Dewitt MacKenzie, “The War Today: Strengthening of Singapore Now Is Squarely Up to U.S.; Weakness in Air Power Is Cited,” December 31, 1941, 2.
40. Associated Press, “Japanese Dive Bombers Control Roads as Tanks Smash Closer to Capital,” Baltimore Sun, December 31, 1941, 1.
41. Associated Press, “Sailor in Hawaii Sees Grave Marked as His,” Baltimore Sun, December 31, 1941, 2.
42. Leland Stowe, “Burma Road Scandal,” Boston Evening Globe, December 30, 1941, 1.
43. New York Times, “Gandhi Steps Down in War Policy Rift,” December 31, 1941, 6.
44. Birmingham (AL) News, “Lynchings in 1941,” December 31, 1941, 6.
45. New York Times, “The Day in Washington,” December 31, 1941, 9.
46. Dewy L. Fleming, “Half of U.S. Income to Go for War Effort Under Roosevelt Plan,” Baltimore Sun, December 31, 1941, 1.
47. Associated Press, “Washington Holds Partial Blackout,” Baltimore Sun, December 31, 1941, 7.
48. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, “Memorandum To President Roosevelt From Rome Regarding Covert Conversation with Goering,” January 31, 1942, Hyde Park, New York.
49. Pierre J. Huss, “Jap Attack Was Nazis’ Secret Weapon Against U.S., Writer Discloses,” Birmingham (AL) News, December 31, 1941, 1.
50. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, “Memorandum for the Naval Aide to the President, Regarding Factional Strife in Germany; Possible Peace Moves,” September 26, 1941, Hyde Park, NY.
51. United Press, “‘Frau Roosevelt Named by Hitler,” Boston Evening Globe, December 31, 1941, 2.
52. Canadian Press, “Prime Minister Churchill’s Address to Canadian Parliament,” New York Times, December 31, 1941, 6.
53. Jon Meacham, Franklin and Winston (New York: Random House 2004), 5.
54. Jon Meacham, Franklin and Winston (New York: Random House 2004), xvii.
55. David Brinkley, Washington Goes to War (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988), xiv.
56. David Brinkley, Washington Goes to War (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988), 27.
57. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, “Memorandum to Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntire, (MC) U.S. Navy, The Surgeon General, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Navy Department, Washington, D.C., from Elphege A.M. Gendreau, Captain, (MC), U.S. Navy Flight Surgeon, United States Pacific Fleet, U.S.S. Pennsylvania,” December 11, 1941, Hyde Park, NY.
58. Martin Caidin, Golden Wings (New York: Bramhall House, 1960), 89.
59. Studs Terkel, The Good War (New Yo
rk: Pantheon Books, 1984,) 1.
60. Baltimore Sun, “Special Prayers Planned for U.S., December 31, 1941, 6.
61. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, “Message From President Roosevelt to the American Embassy London, Triple Priority, National Day of Prayer Message,” December 31, 1941, Hyde Park, NY.
EPILOGUE
1. Fred Pulis, The Impact and Legacy Years, 1941, 1947, 1968 (Victoria, BC: Trafford, 2000), 15.
2. Carl Jung Resources, “What Is Synchronicity?,” Last Modified: 2011, http://www.carl-jung.net/synchronicity.html.
3. Martin Caidin, Golden Wings (New York: Bramhall House, 1960), 102.
4. David Brinkley, Washington Goes to War (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988), 43.
5. Walter Trojan, “Blame 2 for Pearl Harbor!” Chicago Tribune, January 25, 1942, 1.
6. Hilo Tribune Herald, “Japan May Strike Over The Weekend,” November 30, 1941, 1.
7. New York Times, “Medals Given to 9 by Admiral Nimitz,” May 28, 1942, 8.
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