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The E-Sylum:  Volume 4, Number 51, December 16, 2001, Article 10

PEARL HARBOR AND THE PHILIPPINES

  Inspired by last week's item about the Pearl Harbor
  anniversary, Nick Graver writes: "I read an interesting
  article recently about the upcoming 60th. anniversary of
  "Non-Recognition" of an important W.W. II event.

  Japan conducted a similar surprise attack on American
  bases in the Philippines at about the same time as Pearl
  Harbor.  [About ten hours later - Editor]   But since that
  region is so much farther west (nearer to Japan) the official
  date was 12/8/41 even though it was at about the same
  time!  The International Date Line dictated the time of
  record.  So, it was reported then as the next day, and so
  it has been retold every year since, even in history books!

  Those troops held out for many months, but were
  essentially "written off" as beyond help, and ultimately made
  the largest surrender ever for a US Army, and the famous
  Bataan Death March, etc. These veterans never wanted
  special recognition, but have resented the fact that they did
  not get at least Equal Recognition with the forces at Pearl
  Harbor.

  It seems to be a chapter in the war that never was told
  correctly, and is not about to be clarified in modern times.
  I believe that Japan considers Pearl Harbor day (start of
  hostilities) to be Dec. 8th. since that was the date (in Japan)
  when it happened, and they got the news.   It was Dec. 7th.
  where it actually happened, and when USA got the news.

  The people in Hawaii were still free and able to begin to
  rebuild and conduct the rest of the war.  The troops in the
  Philippines were quickly overrun, and taken prisoner. They
  had it much worse, and got little credit or recognition.
  Everyone in the USA felt they were attacked the 'next day',
  sort of as an afterthought, or secondary objective.

  The simple solution to the "60 years of oversight" is next
  year for folks to say: "The 61st anniversary of the attacks
  on Pearl Harbor and the Philippines...."

  [See the following links to the original article in Modern
  Maturity magazine, and a second account of the attacks.
  Following are links to pages containing illustrations of
  Japan's Philippine invasion currency.  -Editor]

http://www.modernmaturity.org/departments/2001/lifestyle/1010_lifestyle_a.html

  http://www.ualberta.ca/~vmitchel/fw6.html
  http://www.filipinapenfriends.com/first.htm
  http://www.filipinapenfriends.com/second.htm

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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