Remember Pearl Harbor was a
slogan
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or
saying
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popular in the United States after the Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl HarborAlso known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, j ...
on December 7, 1941. Commander Lewis Preston Harris first coined the phrase "Remember Pearl Harbor".
It was also the name of a song by artist
Sammy Kaye
Sammy Kaye (born Samuel Zarnocay Jr.; March 13, 1910 – June 2, 1987) was an American bandleader and songwriter, whose tag line, "Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye", became one of the most famous of the Big Band Era. The expression springs fr ...
, sometimes cited as "Let's Remember Pearl Harbor," recorded ten days after the outbreak of the war.
Another song of the same title was written by
Frank Luther
Frank Luther (born Francis Luther Crow, August 4, 1899 – November 16, 1980) was an American country music singer, dance band vocalist, playwright, songwriter and pianist.
Early life
Born on a farm near Lakin, Kansas, 40 miles from the Colorado ...
and performed by
Carson J. Robison and his orchestra.
See also
*
Remember Pearl Harbor (motion picture)
''Remember Pearl Harbor'' is a 1942 American propaganda film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan and Isabel Dawn. The film stars Don "Red" Barry, Alan Curtis, Fay McKenzie, Sig Ruman, Ian Keith and Rhys Williams. '' ...
References
External links
Use of the song during a patriotic rallyat a
Garrett, Indiana
Garrett is a city in Keyser Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, United States. The population was 6,286 at the 2010 census.
History
Garrett was platted in 1875 when the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was extended to that point. It was named for John ...
, high school in January 1942, with lyrics. ''
Garrett Clipper Garrett may refer to:
Places
;United States
* Garrett, Illinois
* Garrett, Indiana
* Garrett, Kentucky (multiple places)
** Garrett, Floyd County, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
** Garrett, Meade County, Kentucky, an unincorporated commun ...
'' via
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
Slogans
United States home front during World War II
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1940s neologisms
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