"This is Not a Drill" Dispatch

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Created Date
1941-12-07
Description

This navy dispatch announces the attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by the Japanese Navy. It was received at the Squantum Naval Reserve Aviation Base on December 7, 1941 from the First Naval District. It states, "AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NOT DRILL."

Creator

Department of the Navy. U.S. Naval Reserve Aviation Base, Squantum, Massachusetts. 1930-9/1/1943

Partner
National Archives and Records Administration
Contributing Institution
National Archives at Boston
Collection
Records of Navy Installations Command, Navy Regions, Naval Districts, and Shore Establishments
General Correspondence
EF37 - Foreign Governments and Countries - Japan
Subjects
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
Location
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)
Hawaii
Type
text
Format
Dispatches
Paper
Loose Sheets
URL
http://catalog.archives.gov/id/596244
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No Copyright - In the United States:The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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Chicago citation style
Department of the Navy. U.S. Naval Reserve Aviation Base, Squantum, Massachusetts. 1930-9/1/1943. "This is Not a Drill" Dispatch. 1941-12-07. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/596244. (Accessed January 22, 2025.)
APA citation style
Department of the Navy. U.S. Naval Reserve Aviation Base, Squantum, Massachusetts. 1930-9/1/1943, (1941-12-07) "This is Not a Drill" Dispatch. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/596244
MLA citation style
Department of the Navy. U.S. Naval Reserve Aviation Base, Squantum, Massachusetts. 1930-9/1/1943. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.archives.gov/id/596244>.
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