mac.thepearlharbormurders-第39章

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ll；　was　made　of　many　days。
　But　December　7；　1941；　was　not　just　any　day。
　Americans　would　remember　it
　
　
　
　Epilogue
　
　On　the　afternoon　after　the　attack…in　response　to　a　radio　request　for　help　from　all　able…bodied　men…Ed　and　Hully　Burroughs　were　issued　Springfield　rifles　and　dispatched　to　patrol　the　waterfront　in　a　civilian　guard；　helping　to　dig　slit　trenches　along　the　shore。
　With　the　help　of　his　friend　Colonel　Kendall　Fielder；　Burroughs　earned　the　distinction　of　being　the　oldest　American　correspondent　to　cover　the　Second　World　War；　making　three　trips　to　Pacific　war　zones。　He　was　vocal　in　his　support　for　Hawaii's　Japanese…Americans；　though　his　stereotypical；　propagandist　portrayal　of　〃Japs〃　in　his　WWII　novel；　Tarzan　and　the　Foreign　Legion；　rivaled　that　of　the　Germans　in　Tarzan　the　Untamed。
　Colonel　Fielder　also　became　known　for　championing　the　rights　of　Japanese…Americans；　possibly　he'd　been　touched　in　some　private　way　by　the　deaths　of　his　son　and　his　son's　nisei　fiancee。　At　any　rate；　largely　due　to　the　efforts　of　Fielder　and　a　few　others…including　FBI　agent　Adam　Sterling…99　percent　of　Hawaii's　160；000　Japanese…Americans　remained　free；　unlike　the　widespread　mainland　interments。
　Shortly　after　Pearl　Harbor；　Burroughs　turned　his　hand　to　mystery　writing；　even　briefly　converting　Tar…zan　into　a　detective；　though　without　particular　success；　including　a　wild　crime　story　entitled　〃More　Fun！　More　People　Killed！〃　that　The　Saturday　Evening　Post　turned　down。
　After　suffering　several　heart　attacks；　Edgar　Rice　Burroughs　died　in　bed；　on　March　19；　1950；　slumping　over　the　funny　papers；　which　were　open　to　'Tarzan。〃
　Ed　Burroughs　was　very　proud　of　his　son　Hully；　who　a　few　weeks　after　the　Pearl　Harbor　raid　enlisted　in　the　Army　Air　Corps　at　Hickam　Field；　First　Lieutenant　Hul…bert　Burroughs　went　on　to　be　a　distinguished　aerial　bat　photographer。　Toward　the　end　of　the　war；　Hully　married　Marion　Thrasher；　after　his　father's　death；　he　took　the　reins　of　ERB；　Inc。；　working　with　his　brother　John　Coleman　Burroughs　to　effectively　administer　the　legacy　of　Edgar　Rice　Burroughs。
　Otto　Kuhn　and　his　wife　were　arrested　at　a　beach　house；　and　imprisoned　at　the　Sand　Island　Detention　Center；　Tadeo　Yoshikawa　（alias　Tadashi　Morimura）　was　transported　to　an　interment　camp　in　Arizona　and；　in　August　1942；　exchanged　for　American　diplomats　held　in　Japan。
　Kuhn　and　Yoshikawa　were　two　of　only　a　dozen　individuals　determined　to　have　actively　engaged　in　prewar　espionage　in　Hawaii；　grocer　Tosbio　Harada　was　another。　All　of　them　had　been　sent　to　Hawaii　under　false　names　and/or　pretenses；　none　were　representatives　of　any　local　fifth　column　of　Japanese…Americans。　No　such　fifth　column　was　ever　shown　to　exist。
　Sam　Fujimoto　fought　with　the　celebrated　all…Japanese　442nd　Regimental　bat　Team；　and　later　graduated　from　Yale　Law　School；　being　a　successful　Honolulu　attorney。
　Harry　Kamana　and　a　smaller　version　of　his　band　toured　the　Pacific　Theater　for　the　USO。
　After　the　war；　Detective　John　Jardine　was　instrumental　in　the　cleaning　up　of　police　corruption　on　Oahu；　he　retired　in　1968；　died　a　year　later；　widely　regarded　as　the　finest　homicide　detective　Oahu　had　ever　known。
　Both　Admiral　Kimmel　and　General　Short　were　forced　to　retire　and　a　hurried　government　report　in　January　1942　branded　them　with　〃dereliction　of　duty。〃　Though　a　later　report　absolved　them　of　this　charge；　the　stigma　remains；　and　Admiral　Kimmel's　son　Edward　has　made　a　concerted　effort　to　have　his　father　and　General　Short　advanced　on　the　retired　lists　to　their　highest　wartime　ranks　of　four…star　admiral　and　three…star　general。
　General　Short　in　his　later　years　spent　much　time　on　his　garden；　cultivating　flowers；　not　actively　seeking　rehabilitation　of　his　reputation；　he　died　in　1949。　Admiral　Kimmel…though　on　December　7；　1941；　he　seemed　to　blame　himself；　at　least　in　part…spent　the　rest　of　his　life　trying　to　restore　his　good　name；　dying　of　a　heart　attack　in　1968。
　The　exact　circumstances　of　the　attack　on　Pearl
　Harbor；　and　the　reasons　for　the　success　of　that　attack；　remain　the　subject　of　controversy　and　debate；　involving　Congress；　the　president　and　media　coverage；　even　sixty　years　after　the　fact。
　What　did　the　Washington　High　mand　know　concerning　Japanese　intentions　and　military　targets　prior　to　the　raid；　and　why　did　Washington　fail　to　pass　along　this　information　to　Kimmel　and　Short？　If　the　general　and　admiral　had　been　privy　to　this　information；　would　they　have　taken　more　seriously　the　Mori　message　and　other　evidence　of　espionage　the　FBI　agent　and　the　creator　of　Tarzan　brought　to　their　attention；　the　Saturday　evening　before　that　fateful　Sunday　morning？
　This　Pearl　Harbor　mystery　remains　unsolved。
　
　
　A　Tip　of　the　Panama
　
　This　book　is　a　bination　of　the　factual　and　the　fanciful。　Details　herein　of　the　Japanese　attack　on　Pearl　Harbor…including　espionage　mat　led　up　to　that　attack…are　largely　factual；　although　the　murder　case　is　a　fictional　one；　and　I　make　no　claim；　large　or　small；　for　this　novel　as　any　kind　of　definitive　account　of　this　pivotal　event　in　our　history。　Any　blame　for　historical　and/or　geographical　inaccuracies　is　my　own；　reflecting；　I　hope；　the　limitations　of　conflicting　source　material。
　Like　my　previous　〃disaster　mysteries；〃　The　Titanic　Murders　（1999）　and　The　Hindenburg　Murders　（2000）；　this　novel　features　a　real…life　writer　as　amateur　detective。　Edgar　Rice　Burroughs　was　a　great　childhood　favorite　of　mine；　I　was　an　avid　reader　of　both　the　Tarzan　tales　and　ERB's　science　fiction；　well　into　my　teens。　The　narrative　technique　of　separating　two　protagonists　and　following　the　adventures　of　each　in　alternating　chapters…used　in　this　book…is　one　I　learned　from　Burroughs。　Tarzan　the　Untamed；　incidentally；　was　my　favorite　of　the　novels…and　the　controversy　over　that　〃anti…German〃　title　is　accurately　reported　herein。
　Burroughs　and　his　son　Hulbert　were　indeed　present　on　Oahu…and　living　at　the　Niumalu　Hotel…on　December　7；　1941；　they　were；　in　fact；　playing　tennis　when　the　bombing　began。　My　fictionalized　portrayal　of　them　is　based　largely　upon　two　wonderful　biographies：　the　massive；　seminal　Edgar　Rice　Burroughs：　The　Man　Who　Created　Tarzan　（1975）　by　Irwin　Forges；　and　a　book　I　found　as　pulsively　readable　as　any　Burroughs　novel；　Tarzan　Forever　（1999）　by　John　Tali…aferro。　Also　helpful　were　the　early　Burroughs　biographies；　The　Big　Swingers　（1967）　by　Robert　W。　Fenton；　and　Edgar　Rice　Burroughs：　Master　of　Adventure　（1965）　by　Richard　A。　Lupoff。　So　was　Tarzan　of　the　Movies　（1968）　by　Gabe　Esso。
　A　number　of　characters　in　The　Pearl　Harbor　Murders　are　historical　figures　and　appear　under　their　real　names；　including　（of　course）　General　Short　and　Admiral　Kimmel。　Colonel　Kendall　Fielder　existed；　but　the　character　Bill　Fielder　is　fictional；　grocer　Yoshio　Harada　existed；　but　Pearl　Harada　is　fictional。　Adam　Sterling　is　a　posite　of　several　FBI　agents；　one　of　whom　lived　at　the　Niumalu　and　was　friendly　with　Ed　Burroughs。　The　Kuhns；　Colonel　Teske　（name　changed）；　Tadeo　Yoshikawa　（a。k。a。　Tadashi　Morimura）；　Fred　Bivens；　George　Elliot；　Joe　Lockard；　William　Outerbridge；　the　Morton　family；　Nagao　Kita；　and　John　Jardine　are　historical　figures；　Dan　Pressman；　Jack　Stanton；　Sam　Fu…jimoto；　Terry　Mizuha；　Frank　Kaupiko；　and　Harry
　Kamana　are　not；　although　most　have　real…life　counterparts。　Marjorie　Petty　did　visit　Oahu　shortly　before　the　attack；　but　（to　my　knowledge）　never　dated　Hully　Burroughs；　as　a　buff　of　pinup　art　and　artists；　I　couldn't　resist　noting　the　presence　in　Honolulu　of　this　real；　live　Petty　Girl。
　Despite　the　use　of　real　names　and　an　underlying　basis　in　history；　these　are　all　characters　in　a　novel；　fictionalized　and　doing　the　author's　bidding。
　My　fact…based　novels　about　fictional　1930s/'40s…era　Chicago　private　detective　Nathan　Heller　have　required　extensive　research　not　unlike　what　was　required　here。　As　usual；　my　Heller　research　assistant；　George　Hagenauer；　provided　valuable　input　and　came　up　with　research　materials　on　both　Pearl　Harbor　and　Edgar　Rice　Burroughs。
　Many　books　on　both　Hawaii　and　the　Pearl　Harbor　attack　were　consulted；　but　none　was　more　valuable　than　Pearl　Harbor　Ghosts　（1991）　by　Thurston　Clarke。　Mr。　Clarke's　wonderful　book　is　a　vivid　picture　of　Honolulu　in　1941　filtered　through　a　modem　p