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I grabbed the phone and talked to General Sutherland, who informed me that the Japs had bombed Pearl Harbor ... and that a state of war existed. It came as a surprise to no one.

— Lewis H. Brereton

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Two messages from the War Department alerted us to the possibility of an attack by Japan at any hour.

The German progress with jet aircraft places them way ahead of us in this field. If they can make them in sufficient strength they may become a serious threat to our deep heavy-bomber penetration.

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