Naval photograph documenting the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii which initiated US participation in World War II. Navy's caption: The destoyer[s] USS CASSIN and USS DOWNES in drydock with the

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Description

This photograph was originally taken by a Naval photographer immediately after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, but came to be filed in a writ of application for habeas corpus case (number 298) tried in the US District Court, District of Hawaii in 1944. The case, In Re Lloyd C. Duncan related to imposition of martial law in Hawaii during World War II.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of District Courts of the United States.

National Archives Identifier: 295979

Full Citation: Naval photograph documenting the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii which initiated US participation in World War II. Navy’s caption: The destoyer[s] USS CASSIN and USS DOWNES in drydock with the; 12/7/1941; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/naval-photograph-documenting-the-japanese-attack-on-pearl-harbor-hawaii-which-initiated-us-participation-in-world-war-ii-navys-caption-the-destoyers-uss-cassin-and-uss-downes-in-drydock-with-the-bat/, January 23, 2026]

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