American Legion Baldwin Post # 246

NOTICE: Baldwin’s Post # 246 Dugout [Members’ Lounge] re-opens Today at 3:00 pm. Welcome back, be smart, be safe, bring a mask, Thank-You! @Post246_AmLeg American Legion Baldwin Post # 246

[Re-post from The Secret List] All, For those younger readers of this - today, Pearl Harbor Day remembers the attack on Pearl Harbor, which was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States at our naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on the morning of December 7, 1941.... 188 U.S. aircraft were destroyed, 2,402 personnel were killed and 1,282 were wounded. We remember them all from The Greatest Generation who served ... along with all those who continue to serve today including the Honolulu FD and Hawaii’s Federal FD Firefighters. REMEMBERING THE FIREFIGHTERS KILLED & INJURED IN THE LINE OF DUTY AT PEARL HARBOR: As the Hickam Field firefighting apparatus was knocked out, Honolulu Fire companies responded to assist with the fires. At 0826 a Japanese aerial bomb was dropped on crews from HFD Engine Co.1, 4, and 6. 3 Firefighters, Captain John Carreira, Captain Thomas S. Macy, and Hoseman Harry T.L. Pang were killed in the Line of Duty. An additional 6 were wounded from shrapnel. They were Honolulu Fire Lieutenant Fred Kealoha, Hoseman Moses Kalilikane, Hoseman John A. Gilman, Hoseman Solomon H. Naauao, Hoseman Patrick J. McCabe, and Hoseman George Correa. In 1944 they all were awarded the Order of the Purple Heart. They are the ONLY civilian Firefighters to have ever received this award. MORE on Pearl Harbor as we remember all those lost on December 7, 1941: VIDEO: Original Pearl Harbor News Footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2kSnlS4xX8&t=20s

https://youtu.be/Aaw9NHMC1Dc [Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day]

Today is National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, and we shall not forget the loss of lives & sacrifices made in Service to our Nation, 79 years ago - December 7, 1941 !!! @AmericanLegion @WWII @NY_Legion @BliNY11510 @HempsteadTown @BaldwinChamberofCommerce @Baldwin_Civic https://www.usatoday.com//what-to-know-nationa/3839353001/

Coming event in Baldwin on Dec. 13th - Toys For Tots. Today or this weekend might be a good time to pick up an extra gift or two in preparation to make some child’s holiday special. @BliNY11510 @HempsteadTown @BaldwinChamber @Baldwin_Civic