One other note I'd like to make regarding the previous posts:

The Pentagon didn't open until January 1942. I think it's "the War Department" that's meant rather than "the Pentagon."

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WWII Resources. Primary sources.
The Myths of Pearl Harbor. Demythologizing the attack.
Hyperwar. Hypertext history of the Second World War.
Veteran: USN, 1969-1989