Dispatch from Kimmel to all ships of the U.S. Pacific Fleet at approximately 0812 on 7 December 1941, as quoted by William Frederick Halsey, Jr. in Admiral Halsey's Story (1947) by William F. Halsey, Jr. and J. Bryan III. New York: Whittlesey House, McGraw-Hill Book Company, p. 77
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From: CINCPAC
To: All ships present
AIR RAID PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NO DRILL
— Husband E. Kimmel
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To: All ships present
AIR RAID PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NO DRILL" in the context of "Dispatch from Kimmel to all ships of the U.S. Pacific Fleet at approximately 0812 on 7 December 1941, as quoted by William Frederick Halsey, Jr. in Admiral Halsey's Story (1947) by William F. Halsey, Jr. and J. Bryan III. New York: Whittlesey House, McGraw-Hill Book Company, p. 77" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Husband E. Kimmel
Husband Edward Kimmel (February 26, 1882 – May 14, 1968) was a United States Navy four-star admiral who was the commander in chief of the United States Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT) during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was removed from that command after the attack, in December 1941, and was reverted to his permanent two-star rank of rear admiral due to no longer holding a four-star assignment. He retired from the Navy in early 1942. The United States Senate voted to restore Kimmel's permanent rank to four stars in 1999, but President Clinton did not act on the resolution, and neither have any of his successors.
About Husband E. Kimmel
Husband Edward Kimmel (February 26, 1882 – May 14, 1968) was a United States Navy four-star admiral who was the commander in chief of the United States Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT) during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was removed from that command after the attack, in December 1941, and was reverted to his permanent two-star rank of rear admiral due to no longer holding a four-star assignment. He retired from the Navy in early 1942. The United States Senate voted to restore Kimmel's permanent rank to four stars in 1999, but President Clinton did not act on the resolution, and neither have any of his successors.
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