Pearl Harbor Story
Henry Dozier Russell
In 1944 Major-General Henry Dozier Russell was appointed to the United States Army Pearl Harbor Investigation Board. Their assignment was to discover how the attack on Pearl Harbor could have taken place without US knowledge. The results of that investigation are widely known. And while the Board's conclusions fell most harshly on General George C. Marshall, there were many others who would share responsiblity in this infamous event.
Written between 1944 and 1946 and stored in a vault until the mid-1990's, this memoir reveals Russell's thoughts, concerns, and unique perspective on one of the darkest moments in US history: The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Quotes from the Memoir
I doubt if at any critical time in our history our interests were in the hands of a weaker group of men than those constituting the War Department in December 1941
The conduct of the War Department from the evening of December 6, 1941, until the time of the attack reflects a state of inefficiency which is so amazing that its description would not be believed were it not so completely established.
We knew early Sunday morning that war would come at one o'clock that day, but nothing was done. The War Department was enjoying its weekend of leisure and this could not be distrubed by a little Japanese war. What a sorry picture!
Major General Henry Dozier Russell (1889-1972) served in the National Gurard from 1916 to 1940. From 1922 to 1932 he organized and led the 59th Infantry Brigade. In 1932 he was made commander of the 30th Infantry "Old Hickory" Division. During WWII he served as a member of the War Department Manpower Board. He retired from the National Guard in 1951.
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