President Franklin Roosevelt called December 7, 1941, “a date which will live in infamy”–the day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by air.
This morning, I was reminded of an off-air recording I made in 2013 of the pirate radio station, Radio Free Whatever. Please enjoy this bit of history from the Post archive:
USS Shaw exploding in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941
For your listening pleasure: one hour, seven minutes of the pirate radio station, Radio Free Whatever.
I recorded this broadcast on December 15 2013, starting around 2:40 UTC, on 6,925 kHz AM. This broadcast was a tribute to WWII and Pearl Harbor and contains news clips and music from the same time period. I believe my recording begins about five or so minutes into their broadcast.
Simply click here to download an MP3 of the recording, or listen via the embedded player below:
It was what it was. My Dad served as a radioman on Gridley USS DD-380 during the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He was part of the USS Enterprise Task Force TF-8 under Admiral Halsey.
Love the music.
More at:
http://uk1940s.radio.net
Oops…here’s the correct URL:
http://www.1940sukradio.co.uk/mobile/index.html
For those who came in late:
http://www.flightjournal.com/pearl-harbor-the-sleeping-giant-awakens/
Great listening! A real time warp back to 1941.