The operators did report the blip up the chain of command however the officer on duty had been told of a flight of B-17's coming in that morning ( they arrived in the middle of the attack ) and assumed that was what they had detected.
None of which excuses the failure of the Navy to have a combat air patrol up over the base or of the Army for parking the planes wing-to-wingtip to guard against saboteurs.
And yes, Roosevelt did expect a Japanese attack. On the Philippines, and they were tracking the Japanese invasion force heading south towards Malaya.
None of which excuses the failure of the Navy to have a combat air patrol up over the base or of the Army for parking the planes wing-to-wingtip to guard against saboteurs.
And yes, Roosevelt did expect a Japanese attack. On the Philippines, and they were tracking the Japanese invasion force heading south towards Malaya.
