VOL 1 / NO 50
December 9, 2010
Story by MC2 Byron C. Linder USS Carl Vinson Staff Writer
Two days ago, Carl Vinson Sailors commenced the morning with an acknowledgement of a watershed event in world history which transpired 69 years ago; the Japanese Imperial Navy’s attack on America’s Pearl Harbor, Hawaii naval base. Over 2,400 Americans were killed and over 1,100 wounded in the attack, which sank four U.S. Navy battleships and damaged four more. The attack also damaged 188 aircraft. The following day, the United States declared war on Japan and entered World War II. President Franklin Roosevelt stated the Pearl Harbor attack was “a date which will live in infamy” in his speech to Congress. Executive Officer Cmdr. Putnam Browne spoke on the ship’s 1MC before the day’s work began to urge Vinson to remember and honor the Sailors killed in the attack throughout the day. Information Systems Technician 3rd Class Clarence Thompkins, an Oakland, Calif. native assigned See`PEARL HARBOR` page 2
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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kevin Harbach