Welcome to the 26th episode of We Effed Up, where we take a look at how one of the most infamous days in American history could have been avoided if one careless lieutenant had shown a bit more concern.

Sources

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• Gilbert, Martin. The Second World War. Henry Holt & Co., New York, 1989.
• “Opana Mobile Radar Site.” National Park Service, 1 Jun 2017, .
• Proceedings of the Army Pearl Harbor Board. 78th Congress (1944). Joseph Lockard, First Lieutenant.
• Proceedings of the Army Pearl Harbor Board. 78th Congress (1944). Joseph McDonald, Technician 4th-Class.
• Proceedings of the Army Pearl Harbor Board. 78th Congress (1944). Kermit Tyler, Lieutenant Colonel.
• Zimm, Alan. Attack on Pearl Harbor: Strategy, Combat, Myths, Deceptions. Casemate, Havertown, PA, 2011.

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