Day of Infamy

Log Entry for the USS Cummings:

4 to 8.

• Moored as before.
• 0400 Received the following fresh provisions for use in the General Mess: from Dairymen's Association, Ltd., 15 gallons of milk, 7 gallons of ice cream. Inspected as to quantity by Lt. (jg) J.B. CARROLL, USN, and as to quality by R.G. VLIET, CPhM, USN. 
• 0629 Secured the special security watch. 
• 0630 Received the following fresh provisions for use in the General Mess: from Oahu Ice and Cold Storage Co., 300 pounds of ice. 
• 0758 Air Raid. Japanese planes commenced torpedo attack on battleships in Pearl Harbor. Sounded General Quarters.

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J.B. CARROLL
Lieutenant (jg), U.S. Navy.

8 to 12.

• Moored as before. Manning battery at General Quarters. 
• 0803 After machine guns opened fire on Japanese Torpedo Planes. 
• 0808 Opened fire on horizontal bombers with main battery. 
• 0810 Commenced preparations for getting underway in accordance with signal flying on signal tower. 
• 0811 Opened fire on dive bombers with main battery. 
• 0820 Lull in air attack. Ceased fire. 
• 0840 Opened fire to repel straffing attack. 
• 0842 Following machine gun fire from after machine guns, glide bomber was observed veer away from ship with smoke trailing from it; it passed over Planning shop and disappeared in cloud of smoke issuing from Drydock #1. 
• 0900 Sighted twelve scattered planes over Ford Island. 
• 0903 Air raid resumed. Opened fire with main battery. 
• 0910 Dive bombers attacked ships at Pier 19, bombs fell in water near ship, ahead and astern, within 25 yards if ship. As a result of bomb fragments, three casualties occurred as follows; the first two of which were subsequently transferred to the Naval Hospital, Pearl Harbor for further treatment, following first aid treatment by R.G. VLIET, CPhM, USN: GROUND, Orla L., 372 12 45 f3c, USN, suffered a wound, left lower lef #2576, condition not serious; MOORE, Grover C., Jr. 256 33 15, Seal, USN, suffered a lacerated wound in the left scapular region #2563, condition not serious; Smith, Fred A., 310 84 65, GMlc, USN, suffered a superficial wound in the right thigh #2576, condition favorable. Commander L.P. LOVETTE, USN. Commander Destroyer Division FIVE reported aboard to Commander Destroyer Squadron THREE for temporary duty, the CASSIN, flagship, Destroyer Division FIVE having been destroyed in drydock by bombing. 
• 0920 A Karigane Fighter Plane was observed to break into heavy smoke as it veered in direction of West Loch. 
• 1000 Opened fire to repel horizontal bomber attack from southward. 
• 1002 Gunfire from main battery knocked wing off horizontal bomber. 
• 1015 . . . officers from U.S.S. Case, unable to return to their own ship, reported on board to Commander Destroyer Squadron THREE for temporary duty. SHED, J.W., CRM (AA), USN reported on board for temporary duty from U.S.S. PREBLE. 
• 1040 Underway in accordance with general signal directing sortie and verbal orders of Commander Destroyer Squadron THREE, proceeding out of harbor on various courses at various speeds on boilers #1 and #2; Captain at the conn Navigator on the bridge. Standard speed 15 knots. 
• 1102 Passed channel buoy #1 a beam to starboard, and commenced observing International Rules of the Road. 
• 1120 Changed speed to 10 knots; changed course to 200°T, distant about 1700 yards. Maneuvered to attack. 
• 1127 Dropped three depth charges. Maneuvered to make second.