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On Thurs. 11 Dec 1941 US Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox arrived at Haw.....

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US Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox arrived at Hawaii to personally assess the damage inflicted on 7 Dec 1941 by the Japanese. Meanwhile, Japanese submarine I-9 shelled the unarmed US freighter Lahaina about 800 miles northeast of Honolulu.

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