Lot 191

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"AIR RAID PEARL HARBOR" AND ASSOCIATED TELEGRAMS
"AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NOT DRILL" Rare set of five telegrams which marked America''s sudden entrance into World War II, including the historic first notice of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Each 8" x 6 1/2" carbon telegram was sent to the U.S.S. POCOMOKE and is headed: "U.S. Naval Communication Service". The first is the most famous, reading simply: "AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NOT DRILL". Adm. Husband E. Kimmel, then-Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC), sent the original message minutes after Japanese fighter planes started their attack. The next message instructed naval vessels to "EXECUTE WPL FORTY SIX AGAINST JAPAN", the commencement of unrestricted warfare, and the third telegram reads: "HOSTILITIES WITH JAPAN COMMENCED WITH AIR RAID ON PEARL". The last two message were delivered on December 8th and they order that naval censorship be put in place and sets forth instructions on when uniforms shall be worn. Folds, overall very good.

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September 13, 2017 11:00 AM EDT
Chesapeake City, MD, US

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