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So he stayed in a tent next to the rifle range, where he and other Marines trained soldiers and sailors how to shoot a variety of weapons. 6-7, was the first weekend he was not required to stay on his assigned ship, the USS California. Navy in World War IIĪ Menasha resident, Clyde Stephenson, who was 21 at the time, was at Pearl Harbor as a private first class in the U.S. RELATED: Black submariners, sailors played key role for U.S. RELATED: Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company did more than build WWII submarines “When we got to the door, we saw the meatball (red circle) on the side of the plane," he said. "The officer said, ‘Robert, that’s a Jap.’ We knew right then we were at war.” Verbeten detailed how he was at his station with his officer when both heard a plane approaching, so they went outside. “It was the worst thing I ever saw,” he said. He was a 19-year-old naval radioman on duty at the Ford Island Naval Air Station when Japan launched their surprise attack. Some Wisconsin veterans were there and detailed their memories of that day in December of 2001, the 60th anniversary of the attack. The city was essentially on a form of lockdown.įor many who experienced Pearl Harbor, it was one of those days that you can recall nearly everything you witnessed. In response to the state of emergency, schools were shut down, a blackout was ordered for the night and city bus hours were reduced. Many used that to see what was going on, and many witnessed the attacks from there. As word of the attacks spread, many defied the advice of the governor and made their way for Punchbowl, a platform of land that lays atop a hill. Witnesses said they noticed a rising sun on the wingtips of the plane, and they realized it was Japan that was responsible for the attack.īy 10:05 a.m., a state of emergency was announced and residents were urged to stay off the streets and remain calm. Many did not know what was going on at first, but when they looked at the sky, they saw at least 50 airplanes flying over Pearl Harbor and black smoke. Within 10 minutes of the first bomb, around 8:05 a.m., the city was in an uproar.
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