Table of Contents In this book you will read about the attack on Pearl Harbor from three perspectives Each perspective is based on real things that happened to real people who were in or near the attack As you’ll see the same event can look different depending on one’s point of view Chapter 1 4 Miriam Hop Wife of Harvey N Hop a Navy Ensign Stationed at Pearl Harbor Chapter 2 18 Takeshi Maeda Imperial Japanese Navy Navigator Chapter 3 32 Robert Varill U S Navy Fireman Timeline 44 Look Look Again 46 Glossary 47 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48 3
1 Miriam Hop wife of Harvey N Hop a Navy ensign stationed at Pearl Harbor I met Harvey in January 1941 on the beach at Waikiki Two weeks later we were married Can you blame me It was love at first sight for us both He is a wonderful man and so handsome I told my friends he is six foot five and magnificent My parents have been so kind to let us stay with them in their quarters at Fort Kamehameha the military base near Hickam 4
Field My father is an Army warrant officer and I have learned quite a bit from my mother who lived the constantly changing life of a military wife I am looking forward to the exciting adventures that being a military bride will bring Think about It Read Miriam’s description of life on a military base Find sources that describe living on a military base today How are they the same and different You would not think that Harvey and I have much in common he is originally from Michigan and I was born in Texas but I feel like after almost a year of marriage we are finally settling in to a happy domestic life I was only 20 and Harvey 23 when we married We have our whole lives ahead of us Harvey loves his job as a Naval patrol plane pilot and we live a peaceful life in the tropical paradise that is the Hawaii Territory at least we did until December 7 1941 It was a Sunday morning Though he usually rises 5
