Today is the 83rd anniversary of the event that caused the United States of America to enter the Second World War. Governor Glenn Youngkin issued an order Friday morning to mark the occasion.
“I hereby order that the flags of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Virginia are to be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds in the Commonwealth in solemn memory and respect for the nearly 4,000 American service men and women killed or wounded in the early morning of December 7, 1941, at the United States Navy Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,” reads the order.
The December 8, 1941 edition of the Charlottesville Daily Progress has a story that authorities in the Hampton Roads area immediately began arresting Japanese nationals. The paper also reported that Civilian Defense Headquarters would be open for volunteers who wanted to register with the Civilian Defense Corps.
A further report on page nine stated that the University of Virginia announced there were no Japanese students. The Federal Bureau of Investigation had sent out a query asking for information. Charlottesville police reported no Japanese residents in the city.
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