It was the morning of December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor, on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
I woke up shortly after 6 A.M. and walked to the mess hall at the Pearl Harbor Naval Base for breakfast. At the time I was a Tech Sergeant in the 5th Bomber Group.
After breakfast, I headed for the bus stop to wait for the 8:15 am bus to take me to Honolulu Golf Course where I was to play golf.
While sitting there on the bench, I noticed a large flight of aircraft approaching from the northwest flying at a high altitude. …