Army Pearl Harbor Board
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The Army Pearl Harbor Board was a U.S. Army investigative body convened during World War II to examine the Army’s preparedness and responsibility for the failures surrounding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army investigative board
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military inquiry board ⓘ |
| archivalLocation | U.S. National Archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairperson | Lieutenant General George Grunert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductedHearingsIn | Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictContext | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticized |
Lieutenant General Walter C. Short
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War Department General Staff procedures ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1944 ⓘ |
| dissolved | mid-1940s ⓘ |
| focus |
Army communication of warnings to Hawaii
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Army intelligence handling before Pearl Harbor ⓘ readiness of Hawaiian Department ⓘ state of Army air defenses at Pearl Harbor ⓘ state of Army antiaircraft defenses at Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| formedBy |
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson
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United States War Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| found |
deficiencies in War Department transmission of intelligence to Hawaii
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failure of Hawaiian Department command to take adequate defensive measures ⓘ serious deficiencies in Army preparedness at Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inquirySubject |
Army preparedness at Pearl Harbor
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Army responsibility for Pearl Harbor defenses ⓘ attack on Pearl Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| investigatedPerson |
Brigadier General Sherman Miles
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Brigadier General Thaddeus W. Miles NERFINISHED ⓘ Colonel Otis K. Sadtler NERFINISHED ⓘ Colonel Rufus S. Bratton NERFINISHED ⓘ General George C. Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant General Walter C. Short NERFINISHED ⓘ Major General Leonard T. Gerow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | order of the Secretary of War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfEventsInvestigated |
Hawaiian Department
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Pearl Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member |
Lieutenant General George Grunert
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Major General Henry D. Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ Major General Walter C. Short (as subject of investigation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| purpose |
to determine Army responsibility for the Pearl Harbor disaster
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to recommend measures to prevent similar failures ⓘ |
| relatedInvestigation |
Joint Congressional Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack
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Navy Court of Inquiry NERFINISHED ⓘ Roberts Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportClassification | initially secret ⓘ |
| reportCompleted | 1944 ⓘ |
| reportDeliveredTo | Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II home front ⓘ |
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