Template:Did you know nominations/Stanley Washburn

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... that Stanley Washburn's 29 November 1941 message warning the US Navy that "the Japanese never do what they're expected to do" failed to reach Admiral Kimmel before the attack on Pearl Harbor?

Source: "Stanley Washburn of Lakewood, New Jersey, a newspaperman, a soldier, a propagandist, and a former Republican candidate for Congress, had just written to fellow Republican Frank Knox to offer a voice of Far East experience. Apparently during his newspapering days, Washburn had covered the Russo-Japanese War, and he told Knox in a letter on November 29 not to underestimate the Japanese. He had seen them in action, and they were smart, committed, cre- ative, and willing to die. "In my experience, the Japanese never do what they're expected to do," Washburn warned. Knox thought enough of Washburn's wisdom and credentials to pass the letter to Harold Stark. On Tuesday, December 2, Stark put a copy in the mail for Kimmel. By the time it arrived, its prediction was reality." from Twomey, Steve (21 November 2017). Countdown to Pearl Harbor: The Twelve Days to the Attack. Simon and Schuster. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-4767-7648-4. (Note that Knox was the US secretary of the Navy at the time)

ALT1: ... that Stanley Washburn's 29 November 1941 message warning the US Navy not to underestimate the Japanese failed to reach Admiral Kimmel before the attack on Pearl Harbor? Source: as above
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Patrick J. Ryan (chaplain)
Comment: Would be nice to run on 29 November

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Dumelow (talk) 19:17, 11 November 2024 (UTC).