February should not be permitted to pass without at least one message appearing on the IUSS Message Board,
so, I’m posting the following “pop quiz” to tickle the memories of all who wish to delve in U.S. Navy history.

The U.S. entered WW II after being attacked by 1. __________ on 2. ______________, 1941. The battleships
ARIZONA, OKLAHOMA, and UTAH, along with two destroyers were destroyed, while six other battleships and
8 other vessels were damaged. Soon afterwards, 3. Admiral ____________________ was appointed CINC Pacific.

4. The _________________ Project was initiated to build the 5. __________ ________, with operations primarily
in 6. ______________, Tennessee, and 7. _________________, New Mexico.

Ceremonies ending WW II took place aboard 8. USS ________________ (BB-63) in the Bay of 9. _____________
on 10. _______________ 1945, with 11. General _____________________ presiding.

Answers will be posted on March 5th for new recruits, youthful members, and those with memory retention challenges.

Here are my answers.

1. Japan
2. 7 Dec 1941
3. Admiral Nimitz
4. Manhattan Project
5. atomic bomb
6. Oak Ridge, Tennessee
7. Los Alamos, New Mexico
8. USS Missouri
9. Tokyo bay
10. 2 Sep 1945
11. General MacArthur

I did have to look up the date of Japanese's surrender.

Randy, A+, 100% correct!!!

1. Imperial Japanese Navy
2. December 7, 1941
3. Chester Nimitz
4. Manhattan
5. Atomic Bomb
6. Oak Ridge
7. Talos
8. Missouri
9. September 15
10. Douglas MacArthur

Dang, wrong day.

Tom, excellent work! #7 however, should be Los Alamos, N.M., and the date of Japan's surrender aboard MISSOURI was September 2, 1945.
Best regards, Ben.

Ben Thank you for waking up this message board!

Jim, thank your for your interest, comment, and concern. Best regards, Ben.

Bonus non history question:

The reciprocal of integration time yields __________

Randy, The reciprocal of integration time generally yields a measure of frequency rate, or bandwidth in physical, engineering, and data acquisition contexts. In signals, electronics, and waves, the reciprocal of the time period or integration time is the frequency. A longer integration time means a lower frequency (narrower bandwidth), while a shorter integration time means a higher frequency (wider bandwidth). Ben (with a little help from google)!!!

Pretty good, Ben! In layman’s term for our purposes, the reciprocal of integration time = resolution. BB, vernier, super vernier, etc each had its own resolution based on integration time. Ya did good! (My mind remains contaminated with all that stuff 😅)
R|

I'm impressed Guys. At a time in my life where I have to be coached to remember my name, you guys are espousing history, signal processing and stuff.

Ben, I echo the former Brave zulu to you ( and now Randy) for causing a bit of chatter and fun on the site.

Sure wish it would continue.

John

Thanks, John! I concur wholeheartedly. Best regards, Ben.

Here are my answers:

Japan
December 7
Chester W. Nimitz
Manhattan
Atomic Bomb
Oak Ridge
Los Alamos
Missouri
Tokyo
September 2
Douglas MacArthur

A few additional notes of historical interest: The attack on Pearl Harbor killed 2,403 Americans and wounded 1,178 more. Chester Nimitz was actually promoted to Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet just days after the attack, on December 31, 1941. He also had a highway named after him on the Island of Oahu. The Manhattan Project was a massive undertaking spanning multiple sites, with the Trinity test of the first atomic device taking place near Alamogordo, New Mexico in July 1945. The surrender ceremony aboard USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945 formally ended the deadliest conflict in human history up to that time.