Check Six: December 8, 1941

Posted on Dec 8, 2016 in 1940's, Check Six

Steve Lum gathered the background information about this event.  It was later picked up and posted on the National Guard Memorial Museum site. This is a revised version with new photographs.

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Hawaii Guardsmen capture prisoner of war number one
By Retired Master Sgt. Stephen M. Lum

It was more than a year since the Hawaii Guard was mobilized (Oct. 15, 1940), as German and Japanese military forces were invading Europe and the Asian-Pacific Theatres. The United States was drawn into World War II with the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

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