Stories From Pearl Harbor | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror

[@TotoDG]

“Indeed, so much material exists that to give any kind of full account would take hours.” Well, I already binge this channel like crazy, so a several-hour documentary about Pearl Harbor from you sounds like the opposite of a problem to me.

[@Theloneliestsavage]

You gotta consider the time it would take to make a video like that. This guy has a life he has to live as well

[@MRKILL3000]

Well the World War Two KZbin channel has already made a ten part, 5 hour series on the day of Pearl Harbor

[@TheDasHatti]

@@MRKILL3000 I was just about to say, that some half-hour-parts would be ideal for such a thing

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

It's one of three channels where I went back and watched them all. All excellent. Not eager to go to an amusement park or mall or cruise anytime soon.

[@theopenmouth9695]

it is the definition of a problem for the person who has to work

[@vustvaleo8068]

the American who waved at the Japanese pilot and he waved back is like The Three Stooges logic, that was awkward.

[@AlcoholicBoredom]

Japanese Pilot: Oh, jeez, he’s waving. I better wave back or else this is going to be really awkward.

[@Goblineng]

Honestly, I wonder if the pilot thought the person on the ground was a sympathizer, some one who (improbable as it would have been) agreed with the Japanese offensive.

[@nathanlong8295]

It's the 1940's everything was silly and everything was war war war while we all were so dumb until the 1970's to the 2010s now we're back to being dumb.

[@jonnygrey3497]

@@Goblineng - Actually there were many sympathizers at that time, Hawaii was under an illegal U.S. occupation and members of the Hawaiian sovereignty movement even still today consider it occupied territory, the Kingdom of Hawai'i, backed by President Clinton's statement that native Hawaiians never relinquished their sovereignty to the U.S.A. I'm not sure how far it actually got past just being an idea or even if the source was credible at all but I do recall reading years ago about the Japanese planning on using propaganda targeting U.S. citizens claiming they were trying to liberate Hawaii from it's illegal occupation with the attack to spin themselves as the good guys.

[@metallicarabbit]

its funny how Japan basically Loves the USA these days. they are one of the most Pro-American nations now at about 67% trusting the US. they even have many American themed bars and movie screenings. im glad they could move past us nuking them, i feel really bad my ancestors did that

[@QT5656]

This video makes a good point. People are often critical of how stupid people act in horror and disaster movies but in reality people sometimes do even more bizzare nonsensical things.

[@StoutShako]

Shock makes the brain do really strange thing. When I got in a really bad accident and flipped my car, my first thought wasn't "I need to get out of here and get to safety," it was "I need to turn my car off to save gas" and spent a few moments trying to get my keys out of the ignition, before I realized I couldn't because I was dangling upside down and couldn't reach the brake pedal.

[@QT5656]

@@StoutShako Cool story! Thanks for sharing!

[@Yellowfver783]

@@StoutShako car accidents are terrifying. I was more terrified in my car accident than I was during another moment in my life that many would deem worse

[@CinemaDemocratica]

I love DVD commentaries, and one of my favourites is for a so-so movie called The Way of the Gun (with Benecio Del Toro, James Caan and Ryan Fillipe). One of the things the filmmakers talk about in one scene, is that when guns come out in a public place, people freeze. Not in terror, but non-comprehendingly. They just *sit* there looking at the guns, trying to process them. . kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZqzY4KXg5KmqdE

[@drrocketman7794]

A few years ago, while on duty as a security guard, at a bus shelter just off the college campus, I watched a couple of people stealing a bicycle right in front of me. I just stood there, staring, because I couldn't comprehend that someone was doing that. It wasn't until they left that I snapped out of my stupor and realized, "Oh, yeah, I need to report stolen property!"

[@Nakiami]

my marching band actually had the honor to represent the uss Utah in the 2014 pearl harbor parade. A few months before the parade one of the survivors from the Utah passed away and his family asked us to perform at his funeral. We got to see the wreck, especially at the time the public couldn't go see it since it was next to the army residential area of the island, and hear his story of that day. It was an incredible experience.

[@sherirobinson6867]

A great Honor

[@cheeriosforhonkies8867]

A true honor. How lucky you are. 🍀

[@antoniokontos5677]

my Grandfather was in the brigg for fighting on the USS Arizona, when the battle happened he was called to action and fought with a rifle against planes, he told me he never understood why they needed weapons training until then, he served from 1936- 1954, sadly he died in 2006 when I was young but I remember his stories

[@shinyespurrz]

Sorry to hear about your loss, but he definitely sounds like an amazing person who’s been through what must have been a crazy time

[@NearlyH3adlessNick]

May his stories lead you ever onward through our crazy times and allow you to survive and prosper, able to tell _your_ stories to the next generation and keep the wheel of time ever turning.

[@spiritmatter1553]

@@NearlyH3adlessNick You said it better than I could have if I’d been given a year to say it!

[@Disturban]

I've never fully delved too much into the attack on Pearl Harbour, so this was very interesting! Its crazy to think they thought the attack was a training exercise and even waved at them! Brilliant video!

[@skelepuns4193]

Fancy seeing you here:0 ima watch your new video after this one!!💯

[@alanbryant8457]

Profile pic looks familiar. Japan made huge impact. They didn't bomb our gasoline fields supplied all ships and planes. That's one reason we bounced back fast and went after Japan.

[@shamirquinones8607]

I feel like I’ve been seeing you and shrouded hand everywhere lately!

[@mistylover7398]

@@alanbryant8457 and our aircraft wasn't there.

[@alanbryant8457]

@@mistylover7398 Cool, I try to learn what the world doesn't already know. Some don't know Hitler is a vegetarian. Also Hitler made Germany the first country to ban smoking. Especially his soldiers.

[@MegawackyMax]

I would gladly listen to a whole hour of Pearl Harbor mini-stories.

[@orlennmurphy6843]

Same

[@texasford3726]

Here's a war story for you post pearl harbor. Men on american war boats were often in small teams of 3-5 to man the belt fed antiaircraft guns. This was because of the effort it took to load, maintain, and fire them. A few accounts exist from survivors of boats being sunk by kamakaze pilots. The deck of the boats would be on fire, often because of jet fuel, oil, and ammo. More often than not the teams of men on gunnary would stay with the ships as they sank, which meant a fair few were burned to death as they stood at the ready for incoming japanese aircraft. If not, the oil and fuel slicks atop the ocean that were on fire as well would be their death. If they weren't hit by machine gun fire by enemy forces first.

[@bingdinggold1877]

Me too I'm in awe this is fucking fascinating. WHEN THEY CHEERED OH MY GOD that's when I REALLY started to listen

[@lilblinchik2500]

I wish I learned about these specific things about Pearl Harbor in school. The US school system basically treats Pearl Harbor like how you said” It was a sunny day” and then all of sudden the Japanese attacked and ships sank. There was never any information to bridge this gap. Thank you for sharing these accounts.

[@cheesesniper473]

US schools also push a 14 year olds diary as a complete history of ww2, when it lacks depth, political influences, geography, or even anything but the simplest of internal town politics. Its a good example of the jew in ww2, but its hardly "comprehensive". Not minimizing her particular loss, but it has that sheltered perspective which limits its academic use. A soldiers diary from the western front would be far more enlightening, but it would also be a lot more horrific. Might not be deemed acceptable readings for minors. And the soldier could be german or russian, the story would be just as bad.

[@FascinatingHorror]

I was never into history at school... which is a shame, because it turns out that I find history absolutely fascinating. Just like in your case, I was never taught the actual details that would bring the dry facts to life.

[@BetaBreaking]

I remember my English teachers, several of them had us read through war journals all throughout high school. I vividly remember reading through an account of someone who was in Vietnam. Shit was horrifying and cruel. Unjust and malicious to the point of being debilitating. War sucks, and so are the people that look to gain something over sacrificing lives over diplomacy.

[@pikabiga]

I remember one of our HS history books having 5 paragraphs at best about what happened

[@addyvalencia]

*My school system. You have to remember education in the U.S is largely state regulated so it depends on which state you’re from whether or not certain curriculum will be taught. Pearl Harbor was pretty significant in my history classes, but these videos are definitely interesting refreshers!

[@xiaria]

"give any kind of full account would take hours" dude i'm begging you, i've already watched every single video on this channel in 3 days. a 3 hr long special would be next level

[@tarragoncake1556]

Ditto, he could totally have his own podcast. I basically use his videos like one anyway.

[@5hiftyL1v3a]

Check out World War Two in real time by timeghostarmy. They have a 6 part mini series in Pearl Harbor minute by minute.

[@Philip271828]

You may enjoy Drachinifel's video on the salvage effort. WW2 in Real Time did a full minute by minute account.

[@luvondarox]

I can only imagine what the Japanese pilots thought, seeing the Americans waving, playing orchestra and throwing wrenches at them as they were launching their assault.

[@timexgirl]

Japan was under military rule at that time. Some of the kamakaze pilots did not sign up to be, and were forced to do so. It probably made them feel confused and maybe a bit sad, seeing people that reminded them of their families at home. Seeing those people and knowing that you have to end their lives.

[@drrocketman7794]

@@timexgirl they were indoctrinated that westerners were inhuman. They treated us like animals. No, worse; it would have been better to be livestock to feed the Imperial Japanese military than to be an Allied prisoner of war. Look up Japanese hell ships, or the Los Baños prison camp.

[@Archersrevenge]

“This is easier than we thought” probably. Doubt they had too much sympathy after all that propaganda.

[@alukuhito]

@@timexgirl Most knew exactly what they were doing. They were trying to prevent further expansion by western powers in the Pacific and in Asia. Imagine the Japanese perspective of seeing this big foreing power heading in your direction, taking over the peaceful, sovereign country of Hawaii and setting up a naval base. Then you had other European countries grabbing resources here and there - the Dutch, Germans, Brits, and more. Do you just sit back and let that happen, or do you take a risk and try to keep Asia Asian?

[@jeanhunter3538]

@@alukuhito they didn’t want Asia Asian, they wanted Asia to be Japanese. They had ZERO love for other Asians, look at the many millions of Chinese, Koreans, phillipinos, and others they genocided.

[@nicholaslewis862]

Your last remarks regarding the unpredictability of people faced with adversity is true and disturbing. You don't know how you would respond. Best to keep your wits about you out there. Keep your eyes peeled, look for the nearest exit, and watch out for your loved ones.

[@jenniferbaldini3527]

Your exactly right. Whenever I get on a plane, I count how many seats I am away from the emergency exits, so that if the plane crashes and, catches on fire with smoke, I can find my way to the exit by keeping my hands on the seats, counting and feeling my way to the exit. (If I were to survive, of course).

[@nicholaslewis862]

@@jenniferbaldini3527 my dad taught me to look for the nearest exit since I was very little, but I never appreciated how imperative it was to know your exits until I started reading about these catastrophes. FH does the world an invaluable public service by showing the importance of being aware of your surroundings.

[@jenniferbaldini3527]

@@nicholaslewis862 Agreed 100%.

[@CinemaDemocratica]

There is an absolutely fantastic article from The Atlantic about the sinking of the MV Estonia, and a big part of the recounting is about how differently people behaved. Some groups of two or three guys at a time went around raping women and stealing people's jewelry, even as others were sliding into the hypothermic water right in front of them.

[@Kkubey]

Reminds me of when the elevator here threw sparks at a certain floor level and a neighbor said it was "Chinese food, nothing serious" when I asked if he saw/smelled that too. Turns out it was indeed dangerous and I'm glad we had that checked.

[@toofew100]

My Mother in Law’s Birthday was December 7th. She was half Hawaiian /Chinese and lived on Oahu. They had gotten up early to get ready for church and her Birthday Party. They lived on the other side of the island but gradually became aware of what was happening at the base. Needless to say, the locals were horrified and scared but did what they could to help. Remember, Hawaii did not become a state till 1959... I only include this for people who may be unaware of that fact.

[@sspotter1978]

My cousin's grandparents lived on Oahu, above Pearl Harbor in the hills. The were Japanese and watched in horror as the harbor was decimated. I met them in the late 1980's. Very kind people.

[@WobblesandBean]

So then that means they definitely were interred by the US government, as they were Japanese-American. Oh dear. 😞

[@triciasomogyi5431]

Amelia Bee - Hawaii was not part of the US at that time. Get a grip.

[@BirdieRumia]

@@triciasomogyi5431 "Get a grip" is a little rude, don't you think? It's not widely known by most that Hawaii was exempt from the internment camps.

[@NeonPrawn]

@@triciasomogyi5431 no need to be rude. hawaii was only a part of the US not even 20 years later. a lot of people dont know exactly what year every state became a state

[@DarknetDude]

As usual, the best types of horror stories aren't some fabricated nonsense from hollywood, no, it's the everyday danger that you face as a human being in this fragile puppet you call a body...

[@Vulpes_Ailurus]

It’s a shame that Micheal Bay’s Pearl Harbor was a bunch of fabricated Hollywood nonsense.

[@fictitiousart6410]

If this was a Hollywood story, straight white males would be ridiculed for defending the USA.

[@speters17]

@@fictitiousart6410 Bore off 😂

[@ottosump3356]

Vulpes Ailurus Pearl harbour sucked , but I love you .

[@brendan5065]

@@ottosump3356 and creep

[@maryrowe1504]

Great examples of “normalcy bias” in other words people faced with a disaster on the level of a Pearl Harbor or 9-11 attack will often thing “must be a training exercise “ or “must be some kind of accident” and often outside forces are required to make them realize things really are bad.

[@katietaylor8314]

Terry Pratchett put it very well (and amusingly): "When there's a warning signal and people have known *forever* that there's a warning signal, and that warning signal is used for the first time, people don't react properly. They wander out blearily saying things like 'here, somebody's messing around with the warning signal! That's for *warnings*, that is!'"

[@surprisedchar2458]

@@katietaylor8314 it’s also known as a “Cry Wolf”. People will get too used to constant drills like with the boy who cried wolf, and won’t heed the warning.

[@quillmaurer6563]

That's what I find most interesting about this video - almost a state of denial by everyone that this was actually happening. That shit actually did, in fact, just get real. People reluctant to accept the severity of the disaster unfolding before them. I think this can be seen in a lot of other incidents on various levels, and similar has popped up in other Fascinating Horror videos, though not to this degree. I see similar with the COVID-19 pandemic's early stages, some people immediately panicked and started doing really irrational things (like buying massive amounts of toilet paper) but many others didn't think it was an actual thing until well after it had hit. Some still don't, though I attribute that more to conspiracy theories, a somewhat different phenomenon.

[@dx1450]

Or like when Trump was sworn in and we all said, "Maybe it won't be that bad."

[@nickie7874]

@@dx1450 That was the last of the "Glory Days" for America.

[@lindseywarren44]

I'm a Scot & my Dad was fascinated with all things WWII. As children, we were usually bored with his stories. But as I got older, I spent a great deal of time with my Dad... listening to all of the stories and even helping him with the models he made in his reenactments. (It took up an entire room.) I'm 56 now and my Dad is gone. I treasure the memories of studying all of the battles with him. I carried on and have been an avid history buff all my life because my Dad sparked my interest. What a blessing. This was excellent and way too short! 😉 I could happily (and with great enjoyment) listen to you speak to this subject for hours. Thank you! Bless 💗

[@pastorjerrykliner3162]

The movie "Tora! Tora! Tora" has a depiction of the scene with the band on the Nevada... the Conductor keeps going but starts going faster and faster with the band quickening their pace, racing through the "Star Spangled Banner" at a dead heat by the end... It's almost humorous but accurate. The human mind has an incredible ability to do things as "normal" even amidst chaos. That's why we need to train and drill well.

[@BlooferLady86]

As a teacher, when we talk about school intruders, this is something we have to stress, and which has to be stressed to us. You imagine yourself reacting in grand, heroic ways, but you really have no idea. You are better off getting the hell out of dodge and keeping as many people safe with you as possible.

[@ottovonbasedmark]

"They completed the national anthem in its entirety before downing the instruments and running for cover" That's the most american thing I have ever heard

[@Yaaaaaaaaa454]

it's not an American thing though

[@zacharypotvin6579]

Reminds me of the String Quartet aboard the Titanic that played as she sank.

[@ladycheyne5607]

If it's idiotic and so nationalistic that it'll kill you, it's definitely American 😆

[@alanaspence2900]

I like to think they were playing it catoonishly fast near the end

[@complyordie5057]

True musicians!

[@Biofreak659]

Two takeaways: One-people do not react relationally in high stress situations Two-war is an atrocity

[@shimmershine6902]

Three-Water is wet

[@Sheriff_GrimLaw]

Four - Government _is_ slavery.

[@JK_Clark]

Five - Throwing a wrench at the planes? They were not real soldiers at PH.

[@kumaahito3927]

@@JK_Clark meh, I can imagine his frustration, and back to people acting irrationally in high-stress situations it is still a pretty "logical" choice

[@traciknights2013]

My grandfather was one of the last out of the Oklahoma. He survived, and was a tough as nails (but still loving) Iowan through and through. I miss him. He never told me the stories, but my older sister did a report where she interviewed him and he really opened up. Just unreal...

[@thepapistyourmotherwarnedy752]

My Great Grandfather enlisted the year after Pearl Harbor and served in the 84th Infantry, the “Railsplitter Division” (named that because their HQ is in Kentucky and Abe Lincoln’s nickname was Railsplitter) which is one of the Liberator Divisions because they freed several Auschwitz satellite camps and fought at the Battle Of The Bulge, my mom says he never talked about his time serving but showed her a lot of the things he collected like a camp flag signed by his Division and his Railsplitter patch when she was studying the Holocaust in her German class. I only know what he went through because I researched his dogtags and the signed permission slip that allowed him to take a German Luger home

[@LittleKiwibear]

For historians, grandchildren interviewing grandparents is like the holy mecca of oral history. They're close enough to have a family connection but not so close that the grandparent censors too much like they would with their own children and you get some incredible stories out of it. Anyone whose grandparents are still alive, even if they weren't involved in anything really historically significant, should make time to sit down with them and ask them stories about when they were younger. Chances are you will learn some absolutely fascinating things.

[@thestonedabbot9551]

3 months after the attack, the wreck of the USS California was finally raised. In a locked room that had been 30ft underwater, salvage crews found the bodies of 3 men, sitting next to a calendar with 16 days crossed off it

[@lbr7897]

Well that's horrifying

[@FuttBuckerson]

I thought it was the USS West Virginia? Sure this happened on many ships though.

[@johelenfugate3498]

Jesus.

[@ChristianXRockXLover]

@@FuttBuckerson definitely the West Virginia. I think they knew those men were possibly down there too (the men had been rhythmically banging tools or their fists on the walls of the room they were trapped in and people definitely heard it), they just couldn't do anything to save them.

[@santa1563]

my grandfather was a 16 year old aircraft mechanic in the army air corps (he lied about his age to enlist). he was stationed at pearl harbor when it was attacked and never spoke to anyone of his experience that day.

[@tinkrtailr]

My grandad was a Seabee for the Navy. He never spoke of it, either.

[@craftpaint1644]

Oil covered bodies were drifting around in the thick layer of oil in Pearl Harbor for months, so I heard.

[@kitari69]

I literally just got off my shift at the shipyard and saw this. :) When I walk in the dry dock I always wonder if the cracks I see and tread on are from that day. The bullet holes in the buildings are still there that’s why. Extra stories: Shop 31’s building was used as a morgue because there were too many bodies. A crane operator used his crane to block bombers and point out their location. One of the shops in the yard ended up saving people from overturned boats by grinding them out. The initial invasion was seen by a lower enlisted but a higher ranking soldier wrote him off. There’s choke stories to be told about Pearl Harbor.

[@coconyt3623]

Mate I don't now how KZbin or viewers behave depending on the length of your vids, but I would very gladly listen to longer stuff if it were available. You're one of the best story tellers / narrators I've ever come across. Looking forward to more. :)

[@SkelePunMaster]

My unit use to do the memorial services for the USS Arizona, when I was still stationed in Hawaii. Got to meet a couple of the survivors and their relatives, which was a huge honor. Like your video stated, people were just dumbstruck that day. Most of the buildings on base still have bullet holes in them from that day as a reminder to the current troops stationed there. Thanks for video ;)

[@mistylover7398]

🇯🇵 : 🤘🤪🤘💣 🇺🇲 : 🤨😐😳😱???????

[@nicoladawson2861]

From an insomniac from the southern US, thanks for your stories! You make history interesting..wish you had been my history teacher! Would have listened more.

[@yanomamo89]

The cigarette story is definitively a great example of being so stressed you forget what is in your hand even when your life depends on it.

[@kumaahito3927]

Yeah, I do it sometimes even without stress (ever looked for your phone in the dark using the flashlight on your phone?), so can't imagine what it'd be like if I ever happened to be involved in a disaster. (I hope for the best - that somehow such immense stress would make me calm, cold-headed and rational instead, but really unlikely lol)

[@member5488]

I remember a story from a US fighter pilot stationed in Europe where he had gotten into the habit of going to the front on his days off to see what it was like for infantry. On one of these trips he came under heavy artillery fire and jumped into a ditch. After several minutes he decided to make a run to another location that seemed safer. After sprinting at full speed and diving into another ditch did he realize he had been dragging a dead German solder along with him, by the spine no less. When he dove into the ditch the first time he guess his hand had fallen on the corps and instinctively just clenched up on it, but the event was so chaotic and stressful he had no idea. He didn't return to the front after that.

[@shewolfsiren]

My mother’s uncle was in Pearl. He was one of only three engineers to get out. His ship was the Tennessee, which was right next door to the Arizona--and we all know what happened to THAT ship! He was shot through the arm and burned on the crown of his head when he came up underneath the oil slick fires. He died in May 2001 from asbestos cancer

[@aewtx]

OMG, to survive that and then to suffer the horrors of that cancer! Was it mesothelioma? I hear that's a very painful way to go.

[@shewolfsiren]

@@aewtx I think that’s what it was. Lungs & liver

[@spiritmatter1553]

Brave man. He probably was exposed to asbestos in the Navy. Thanks for sharing his story. 🇺🇸

[@jeffrapier947]

Out on Ford Island, there are buildings which have the damage from the attack still preserved (bullet holes and such). The Arizona gets all the attention, being the ship with the most casualties, but it is not the only ship still sitting at the bottom. Back when I was stationed in Pearl, I took a drive around Ford Island and saw the Utah sticking up out of the water. I had never heard of any ship still sunk other than the Arizona so it took me by surprise. I got out and went to look, and there's a plaque with the names of the casualties from the ship next to it, but it was coated in verdigris and just looking sad. After, I made it my task to go there every few months with a wire brush and brass polish to clean it up as needed. It's bad enough that most people are not aware of the wreck, but to let the memorial plaque corrode as well is just terrible. I hope someone is still taking care of it since I've been gone.

[@FascinatingHorror]

Thank you for doing this. All too often memorials are forgotten, but I think they're incredibly important.

[@ModMax69]

love it when that music kicks in...

[@knickd1979]

I miss the days when that music never stopped. Wish he’d return to playing it throughout.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Yeah, I wish he'd just continue the FH theme throughout, though I liked it when he'd silence it at selected moments.

[@josephatkin3236]

I miss the other intros he'd use like the ghost/mirror opening song.

[@kgoulding1237]

Throwing a wrench at the planes?? 🤔 No I can't judge, I'm terrible under pressure and would probably do something dumber 😑

[@stevebennett9839]

If he managed to hit the propeller it could've brought the plane down before the pilot intended.

[@nicholaslewis862]

In fairness, I remember reading a story about a Chinese man who grounded a plane by throwing coins into one of the engines for good luck, so he was on to something there!

[@drrocketman7794]

@@nicholaslewis862 When a museum was restoring the world's only flying example of the Messerschmidt Me-262 'Sturmvogel,' the engineers were taking it apart and realized that some of the metal pieces were broken off, not neatly shorn, inside the wings. The prison laborers building the plane had, instead of stamping out or shearing the part, simply bent it back and forth until it snapped off. In another instance, a Royal Navy ship hit by a German artillery shell that did not explode, found upon defusing said shell, that it had no explosive in it. Instead was a handwritten note that said "I wanted to make the shell explode in the gun breech. This is the best I can do for now. You're welcome."

[@americanhoney3015]

Its all he had on him 🤷‍♀️ worth a shot

[@spiritmatter1553]

Those Japanese Zeroes were very flimsy. I knew a WW2 veteran who had taken one down without a shot. He was a fighter pilot and was being tailed by one of those. He descended, Zero hot on his tail, then made an ascent. The Japanese plane couldn’t correct and continued down into the ocean.

[@williamlydon2554]

*AIR RAID PEARL HARBOR. THiS IS NO DRILL* - Message sent across the airwaves, 7:55 A.M, December 7th 1941 as the attack began.

[@mayday6916]

I read about the attack in a very old Reader's Digest. It was about one of the American war ships that sunk inside the harbour. Some soldiers were trapped in an air pocket inside the ship and waited many hours, hoping to be rescued but not knowing if anyone would find them in time. But their spirits were not wholly dampened. One voice was heard in the dark, quoting an ad for army recruitment that was well known: "Join the army and see the world!" Another voice answered. "From the bottom of Pearl Harbour..."

[@nickwash3r3]

"is mayonnaise an weapon" "no soldier mayonnaise is not a weapon"

[@MightyMezzo]

Maybe a gallon jar of mayonnaise would have brought down a Japanese plane.

[@mensafordummies6370]

I've tasted some off-brands of mayonnaise that could be used as weapons. They were so awful that anyone forced to eat them would no doubt immediately surrender in order to stop the torture.

[@WobblesandBean]

Jar of mayonnaise: "MY MOMENT HAS ARRIVED"

[@johelenfugate3498]

Amelia Bee , it was WEAPONIZED mayonnaise.

[@songohan3321]

Don't forget the horseradish.

[@Redheadmafia97]

My stepmom’s grandfather’s ship was hit and sank during the attack. When he went overboard, he started swimming towards one of the many other ships in harbor. When he finally made it onboard, that ship was hit as well. It’s incredible.

[@mistylover7398]

🇯🇵 : 🤘🤪🤘💣. 🇺🇲 : 😕🤨😐😳😱?????? This is random

[@paul2019.]

Did he survive? If not then how did anybody know

[@olivebrosnan4437]

@@paul2019.he likely had a family waiting for him to return home so if he died during this attack, they would be notified by the military and they’d pass the story down to generations.

[@thankyouverymuch]

One unique thing about this channel that I've always appreciated is that he doesn't put loud music over the video that prevents those of us with hearing impairment from hearing his voice. This video has some parts where I cannot hear his voice at all due to the music volume. :( Hope he's not turning all KZbinr and starting to blare the music on all the videos.

[@janavenue650]

turn on the subtitles

[@MultiMoo20]

@@janavenue650 turning on subtitles helps, unless you’re listening on headphones or have sight issues. Sometimes for me, the subtitles are difficult to read. I do appreciate keeping the background music low level!!

[@SonofTheMorningStar666]

It's because it's not done by an american. All that bombastic shit gets annoying really fast.

[@MultiMoo20]

@@SonofTheMorningStar666 maybe!😁😁 I’m American and there are some KZbinrs on both sides that have crappy sound set ups! I’ll try to keep my “bombastic”ways tuned down for you! (Great word by the way!)❤️

[@SonofTheMorningStar666]

@@MultiMoo20 ❤

[@soshiangel90]

These really highlighted how people can really go on autopilot when under stress/surprise. Playing the rest of the song, raising the flag, not throwing the cigarettes, the phone...it was all so shocking to them that their minds could really only just keep doing what they were doing and it wasn't until after that they realized it was all a moot point. thanks for sharing - I've never heard this side of the account before and it really does paint a crazy picture of the day

[@jamieholtsclaw2305]

"This is the most realistic training drill I've ever seen!" Yes. Literally the most realistic drill possible.

[@kumaahito3927]

Starring the guest performers, the Japanese army

[@QT5656]

Could you please cover the Senghenydd (1913) or Cilfynydd (1894) mining disasters. The Risca New Mine (1880) disaster would also be interesting because of the Davy vs Clanny Lamp issue. It also happened 24 years to the day after the New Cymmer Pit disaster. Many thanks!

[@daffers2345]

You can email him suggestions. His email is in the description :)

[@MayimHastings]

I’ve watched an absurd amount of docu’s on Pearl Harbor (my family is full of WW2 vets and history teachers ;), but I think that this is the best I’ve seen. You have this inherent ability to tell the people’s story, with great empathy and insight. Thank you for honoring these folks!

[@Icarusnight567]

My great uncle was There, he recalls swimming in the burning oil and had scars all up his arms. He died before I met him but he wrote his account only after my aunt asked(70 or so years later )

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

From Here to Eternity gives a good feel for what military life was like at Pearl. And the movie is loaded with great actors and great scenes.

[@a.sanford8731]

I had the distinct privilege of visiting Pearl Harbor with my uncle, a career Navy man. Hawaii itself it's beautiful beyond description, but standing there, hearing tales of the horrors that took place where I stood.. I still can't find the words.

[@kathygibson4433]

How interesting. Honing in on ancillary activities occurring simultaneously around the main event. Would love to see more of these. It really tugs at the human heartstrings. Great job, FH.

[@QT5656]

The Final Countdown (1980) is an interesting film about a modern aircraft carrier fiding itself thrown back in time to 1941 off the coast of Hawaii, just hours before the Japanese attack on *Pearl Harbor*. It stars Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Ron O'Neal, Katharine Ross, James Farentino, and Charles Durning. It's a thought provoking "what if?" film

[@christinesbetterknitting4533]

Ryan O'Neal??

[@jackzimmer6553]

Good movie!

[@QT5656]

@@christinesbetterknitting4533 I can see why you ask but no, definitely Ron O'Neal. He plays Commander Dan Thurman. From imdb, Ron O'Neal: "Tall, lean, handsome veteran stage and classically trained actor, best known for his iconic role as Youngblood Priest - the long haired, stylishly dressed cocaine dealer who wants to make one last big score so he can retire from the cocaine business, in the seminal 1972 crime drama Super Fly."

[@skycaptain3095]

Splash the zeros!

[@craftpaint1644]

There's a video on KZbin hypothesizing wether or not a modern aircraft carrier could have destroyed all the Japanese carriers that morning.

[@zippersocks]

Great topic! I think chaos and confusion are an important side effect of events like this. Thank you pointing out these stories. Really gives you a lot to think about.

[@sarahparrish7206]

These videos are always so interesting. I would love to see a sequel to this particular topic. As slightly relevant tangent, the book "Hiroshima" by the journalist John Hersey is a terrifying and tragic recounting of firsthand accounts from the Hiroshima bombings. Its a great book and I think it would be cool to see some of the stories in it recounted here.

[@E123OMEGArobot]

My grandma was 4 and living on Oahu when this happened, she lived on the far side of the island from the base but was at a high enough elevation she said she could see the red sun on the side of the planes.

[@elliottprice6084]

This video was so good. More of these individual stories need to be told. If there could be a second video on Pearl Harbour, I would love to see it

[@Onora619]

My grandma’s nextdoor neighbor was a Pearl Harbor survivor. “Uncle Vinny” she called him. Apparently he was blown off the deck of the Arizona during the attack and he managed to pull himself onto some debris and ended up in the water for the better part of three days. He had some shrapnel is his face among some other injuries I don’t remember and he was passing in and out of consciousness. He’s lucky he lived and that his wounds didn’t get infected. I met him once but he was well into his late 80s if not older. I heard his story through my grandma. He was missed by immediate post-attack rescue/clean up because his body was slicked black with oil and A LOT of stuff was slicked with oil afterwards. War is hell.

[@mcadr4925]

Pleasssssse do a part 2 to this video🙏🙏 it’s actually very interesting 🧐

[@emhutchi]

On 9/11 I was on Capitol Hill. Nearly an hour after the first planes hit the World Trade Center, I continued my job copying the morning clips - until I left the copy room and saw that a third plane hit the Pentagon. At that moment the building reverberated with panic as we collectively realized that we could be next. The same halls that were calm moments before all of a sudden were filled with panicked staffers. It is amazing how easy it is to not grasp the gravity of an unexpected tragedy until it is painfully obvious.

[@KiloOne]

You should do more of these accounts for major tragedies. I’d love to hear accounts of what it was like on 9/11, or JFK’s assassination, etc.

[@kumaahito3927]

Seemed like the channel's profile was much more about natural disasters and ones focused on human negligence, but honestly, I'd also love it if he went on to include more videos about intentional human-induced disasters and murder. ps. There are some already - Jack the Ripper is one other example - but definitely a huge potential in that direction imo

[@BlazeDuskdreamer]

What you said in your conclusion is so true. My daugher and I once had to flee a burning apartment building. She was 12 at the time. She still chides me for stopping to lock the door, more than 20 years later. Just like the fellow with the cigarettes, it was her what are you doing Mom that woke me up and got me moving.

[@Theyrecomingtogetyoubarbara]

I can’t even imagine the stress, the confusion, the chaos.

[@lohengrin5082]

Fascinating Horror, You should do a video on the Lac Megantic Quebec train derailment that happened in 2013. It nearly leveled the town. I live 20 minutes from there and there is still a somber mood as everyone knows someone who was lost to the incident.

[@daffers2345]

You can email him suggestions. His email is in the description :)

[@SteedRuckus]

Got your wish as of two weeks ago (though I'm not sure a celebration is really in order here..)

[@tinkrtailr]

My grandfather was a Seabee, the engineers of the Navy. He was aboard the final ship to leave port before the attack began, leaving it to be the first ship to return to the carnage. He never spoke of what happened, but thanks to stories like these, I've been able to give my mom a rough view of what he would have seen and had to do. It's not a pretty picture, and she now understands why he never talked of it.

[@madeliner1682]

As a musician I can totally understand the urge to finish a performance. Performance brain is pretty one track 😅 Seriously though, if it weren't for my own personal experiences I don't know if I would believe they actually finished the song. Absolutely amazing, hats off to them

[@qotice]

Sometimes staying up really late pays off. I love you’re videos man. They are so morbidly informative. Great work as always!

[@bessmcmess4314]

Imagine getting peppered with machine gun fire and you’re handed a clarinet and told to play on. It wouldn’t have been any notes known to human ears coming out of my clarinet that day.

[@wheenmist]

Great video. History in the form of small individual stories that are all part of the big picture. Thank you.

[@TheTamaranch]

My great grandfather served during WW2, specifically in the pacific campaign as a marine. From what I've heard, (and I may have some details wrong since I can't ask him how the story truly goes) but he was supposed to be stationed on a ship that was located in Pearl Harbor, but he was transferred mere days before the bombing to another ship that wasn't located there. I wish I could ask both him and my great grandmother what actually happened that day, but I can not. God rest their souls.

[@Bopperann]

Fascinating Horror indeed. Loved these "absurd" horrors especially. Thank you. Beautiful narration. Would love more. ❤

[@XbrokenXXemoXXgirlX]

My birthday is 12/7 and I’ve always had SUCH a fascination with Pearl Harbor

[@PokingAngel]

Mine too! But the irony is I'm part Japanese lol

[@Beachgirl1]

That’s also my birthday:)

[@tarragoncake1556]

My brother’s birthday is also December 7th, it’s how I never forget his birthday by it being Pearl Harbor’s anniversary.

[@janicesmith2475]

Thank you! That was so interesting to hear some stories of the individual people who were there that day.

[@ivangenov6782]

*pearl harbour get's attacked* USS Nevada: Ah yes, a wondeful time to sing our national anthem

[@tortron]

Yeah but it gives your riflemen a +2 attack bonus

[@hokutoulrik7345]

@@tortron and she lived to fight another day, so there must have been an HP buff in there as well.

[@ivangenov6782]

@@hokutoulrik7345 nah, man she sure has honour, she chose to go with the normal way of torpedoes instead of nukes

[@jackzimmer6553]

Another excellent presentation! I love it when your videos come up on my feed!!

[@119Agent]

You can't really understand the magnitude of the attack until you've been to the USS Arizona memorial and then walked through the Missouri and seen just how big those ships were.

[@WobblesandBean]

Seeing the oil dripping to the surface was a somber moment for me. The monument is nothing but a simple white covered bridge with a platform where you can watch the oil bubbling up from below, even now all that decades later, and feel the magnitude of knowing that you're standing atop the bodies of the men still down there. It's a very emotional experience. I wish everyone could experience all war memorials like that, if we did, maybe the world wouldn't be so heIIish.

[@mattc3696]

I'd heard some of these stories before, but never told so well. You do such a great job on this channel, Mr. Fascinating. Your name sure matches your content that grips me every time.

[@guywhodoesstuff3314]

Drachinifel did a really good video on the immense difficulties of getting off of a sinking naval vessel that I would also highly recommend watching to understand the terror and danger faced by a sailor who find themselves in that situation

[@rogerrendzak8055]

As an 'armchair' historian, of the Pearl Harbor attack, I've haven't ever heard of these 'little' side, stories. Bravo for Fascinating Horror, for bringing light to them!! The more history, the better!!

[@JackDManheim]

My Grandfather was asleep aboard his ship, the USS Downes [DD-375], when the attack started. He ran ammo until being ordered to abandon ship when the USS Cassin [also DD-375] capsized onto his ship. It's a pretty famous photo.

[@hollymorris785]

Another excellent episode! I had not heard of any of these. All the things I've watched could have used a few of these to lighten the mood a bit, even if fleetingly! Thank you!

[@spetsnazmelayu2011]

that was a very interesting and unexpected angle regarding the incident. thank you!

[@mikaelafox6106]

I’d happily listen/watch an even longer documentary of yours. As soon as I hear that music, I know it’ll be a good one. Which is sad because it surely wasn’t a good one for those in the video. I’ve learned a lot through your videos. Always look forward to the next one.

[@ThereIsOnlyTheOnePJC]

I recommend the movie "Tora! Tora! Tora!" - an honest effort to show what happened.

[@lyrahostetter6006]

These videos are just wonderful and have become a highlight of my week. My dad is visiting and I showed him some. He said, "they should be on PBS!" --highest possible compliment. Thank you so much!

[@blazefor2057]

I love that we don’t get ads like Square space here like every other channel

[@revmo37]

Great video, narration, and channel in general ! I always look forward to getting notified of your next video. Thank you !!

[@MeduseldRabbit]

As the saying goes, shock is one hell of a drug.

[@haileelogan2031]

Another incredible and informative video. Thank you for your time and research! Your videos fly by.

[@davidteachout1888]

3:35 "That our flag was still there" People doubt that the Star Spangled Banner was written under siege, but I think its some sort of incantation against incoming fire lol.

[@poutinedream5066]

It was about the war of 1812. Sure- describes somebody bombing the shit outta something somewhere in America

[@nonna_sof5889]

The guy who wrote it wasn't under siege though. He was watching as a prisoner on one of the ships doing the sieging.

[@mathew85]

@@nonna_sof5889 he had been sent to negotiate the release of prisoners held by the British, he wasn't a prisoner himself tho.

[@nonna_sof5889]

@@mathew85 I suppose I should have said was temporarily detained aboard the sieging vessels. He and his companion were only held because they had heard British plans and only until the plans had been enacted.

[@rebeccahoffman3188]

Thank you for once again bringing history to life.

[@BR-ty3hx]

I was about to sleep...I suppose these will make for good bed time stories.

[@HGAMES69]

@Just Benji what a original comment

[@BurnPerimeter]

@@HGAMES69 what a original comment

[@pacificcy3182]

@@BurnPerimeter what a original comment

[@truecrime59]

Another great Fascinating Horror video - as usual informative and entertaining. I love hearing all the "stories" of what happened that infamous day in 1941. We're only human... Pearl Harbor and the 9-11 attacks - are frightening reminders of that. Thanks for reminding us of our past and just how much it effects our present and our future - well done!!

[@melissalove2463]

There needs to be a support group for this channel , it’s so friggen addictive ! I’m off now to watch just one more episode oh maybe two more ok ok ok just five more & that’s it ! 💕😉💕

[@viridhornet5722]

I lived on this island for 4 years, and let me tell you, seeing the bullet holes in all of the buildings that still stand, seeing all the memorials, looking at the destruction of the harbor, and even learning about it at school is chill inducing. I loved every bit of history, culture, beach, moment, EVERYTHING!

[@tam-tam7098]

That waving story is really weird. I can understand it from the U.S.'s point of view because he thought it was a mate, but for the Japanese pilot to wave back? That was weird. Do you think it was just instinctual, or what's the go?

[@MyHentaiGirl]

Probably laughing his ass off

[@cathycastleton]

Prob not just a wave but a grimace, he would have been kamikaze?

[@MyHentaiGirl]

@@cathycastleton at this time in the war kamikaze is not a thing

[@AgniFirePunch]

We do a little trolling it's called we do a little trolling

[@tabiibat]

I’ll vote instinct. When you’re so focused on a task as the bomber was the slightest thing that you weren’t expecting can illicit a response on instinct. Could’ve been cruelty too but I wouldn’t underestimate surprise reactions.

[@jimlaird1]

One of the first reactions we as humans have is denial. We deny that anyone could possibly be doing something to harm us. I completely understand the sailors reaction to the attack as complete denial. It takes a lot of training to react appropriately to a situation like this, and I do think these days soldiers are better trained to escape denial and move to appropriate reaction. Yet another well told story, thank you for more fascinating horror!

[@fegenein862]

the sailor who insisted in raising the flag while under attack is a madlad

[@WobblesandBean]

Or a complete idiot. You decide!

[@RetroJ3000]

I love that the band was just like, "THE SHOW MUST GO ON!" before worrying about hitting cover

[@mariaday8040]

Best movie made about this event is "From Here to Eternity".

[@nicholassmith479]

It really not about the event. It takes place at the time, but you are comparing apples to oranges. The movie is a fictional account of characters leading up to Pearl Harbor. Mine would be "Tora, Tora, Tora." Great movie though, I heard the book was better, of course. Loved Donna Reed.

[@snogglewort1]

@@nicholassmith479 I saw Maria’s comment. A woman expressing her opinion of a film. And before I even clicked on the reply I KNEW it would be a guy mansplaining all the reasons her opinion was wrong. Alas.

[@ochvpo3716]

@@snogglewort1 it’s sad

[@nicholassmith479]

@@snogglewort1 poor, poor, Maria. How can she get over THIS wrong? ONLY an SJW can soothe her wounds. Life for her will never be the same. She expressed her opinion and I expressed mine. Mine filled with contempt and oppression of her kind. Doubtful you’ve seen either movie in this discussion and therefore you don’t know what you are talking about. From Here to Eternity is to The movie “Tora, Tora, Tora” as Titanic” was to “A Night to Remember.” But you wouldn’t know that because to you the world began in the year 2000.

[@brianvalentas1121]

I've spent the last two days binge watching your channel, good stuff!

[@Jim2529]

Imperial Japan has a lot of ''fascinating horror'' stories..

[@ottosump3356]

My Marriage to a Japanese women is a horror story .

[@poutinedream5066]

I bet it did

[@last_american445]

Aug 6 1945 is my favorite

[@ZKP314]

Kishi Nobusuke: You rang?

[@td370]

Otto Sump how so?

[@evangetz]

I really enjoyed this format. You should do more like this, maybe on battles or tragedies like the titanic!

[@wt5284]

To those who finished playing the anthem before running for cover and that flag guy, Godspeed men. May you ride forever.

[@juliestark3484]

Amen

[@alukuhito]

A foreign anthem on a previously sovereign, peaceful country. Colonizers.

[@wt5284]

@@alukuhito I also disagree with the premise of the imperialism of America. But I also agree that the playing of the National Anthem literally almost 200 years after the said events that's you're pissing on occurred. They're not mutually exclusive. You can agree that it's pretty awe-inspiring to see a band trying to honor the country they stand for in the midst of a battle, and say that the imperialist tendencies are wrong. Doesn't make you un-American, doesn't make you unpatriotic, actually shows that you can look at a complex situation that has lots of nuance with an objective eye.

[@coachred6872]

@@alukuhito You are so deluded my friend :)

[@alukuhito]

@@coachred6872 No, you are.

[@MsSoundguy]

Excellent. Excellent research, excellent material, excellent writing, and excellent narration. I've seen a lot of Pearl Harbor programs, but you took us to a human level. This is among the best of the lot.

[@craftpaint1644]

I thought the guy said "Only Marines would fly around this early on a Sunday."

[@thestars386]

Very true on how people act under pressure or in situations like this. When I get stressed out about something I act really crazy and start to mess up at work, not paying attention to what I'm doing etc... So I couldn't imagine what they went through.