Attack on Pearl Harbor

My father, Harry B. Soria Sr., was a radio personality in Hawaii. He was also one of several Honolulu residents secretly serving in the U.S. Navy should Hawaii be attacked. His recordings appear in ‘The Lost Tapes: Pearl Harbor,’ airing Wednesday, December 7, on the Smithsonian Channel.

George Elliott was one of two servicemen manning a radar station on Oahu the morning of Dec. 7, 1941. When he reported a huge sighting on his radar screen, he was ignored.

William Callaghan and the USS Missouri were attacked by a kamikaze pilot intent on destroying all on board. His attack failed, and Callaghan stood up to his men to bury the enemy.

Reeling from the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. needed to hit back, and fast. Enter 5’4” Jimmy Doolittle, who led a raid on Tokyo that knocked Japan back.

Author Lynne Olson talks about the battle for public opinion between FDR and Charles Lindbergh over World War II.

Japanese vice consul Tadashi Morimura sent Tokyo the all-clear for the Pearl Harbor attack.