Mine Division 2, Mailgram 140135 of December 14, 1941

UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET
MINECRAFT, BATTLE FORCE
MINE DIVISION TWO
U.S.S. Gamble, Flagship

14 DECEMBER 1941
MAILGRAM
140135

CINCPAC 111310 FIRST ATTACK ON FORD ISLAND OBSERVED AT 0756 X DIVISION COMMENCED FIRE ON RETIRING ENEMY PLANES BEGINNING 0758 AS THEY PROCEEDED OUT OVER MIDDLE LOCH X AT ABOUT 0815 OBSERVED TO GROUPS OF SIX TOTAL TWELVE HORIZONTAL BOMBERS IN V FORMATION ALTITUDE ABOUT 16000 FEET PROCEED FROM DIRECTION OF FLEET LANDING TO SUBMARINE BERTHS DROPPING STICK OF BOMBS NEAR SUBMARINE BASE AND OIL TANKS X ABOUT 0825 OBSERVED DIVE BOMBING ATTACK ON NEVADA BY ABOUT TWELVE PLANES WHICH APPROACHED FROM DIRECTION OF HICKAM FIELD PASSED OVER THE NEVADA AND DOVE INTO THE STARBOARD SIDE RELEASING BOMBS AT ABOUT 500 FEET X OBSERVED TORPEDO BOMBING ATTACK ON UTAH AND RELEASE OF FOUR AND TWO TORPEDOES FROM DISTANCE ABOUT 400 YARDS ALTITUDE PROBABLY UNDER FIFTY FEET X FIRST TORPEDO AFTER PROCEEDING SOME DISTANCE ON SURFACE CARRIED AWAY RUDDER OF MONTGOMERY MOTOR WHALEBOAT X MOST TORPEDOES RAN ON SURFACE OR AT SHALLOW DEPTHS X ABOUT 0900 MINE DIVISION TWO SHOT DOWN ENEMY DIVE BOMBER WHICH WAS STRA! ! FING THE DIVISION FROM ABOUT 500 FEET X PLANE OBSERVED TO CRASH IN MIDDLE LOCH X THIRTY CALIBRE OR SMALLER MACHINE GUN HITS SUSTAINED BY SHIPS WITHOUT INJURY TO PERSONNEL X BEHAVIOR OF CREW UNDER FIRE WAS SPLENDID

AUTHENTICATED _ _ H.W. _ Calhoun_/S/_ _ _
H.W. CALHOUN, ENSIGN, U.S. NAVY
COMMUNICATION OFFICER.