“December 7, 1941 A Date Which Will Live in Infamy” There are steelworkers union members who remember that date. Nippon Steel takeover of U.S. Steel touched a still alive nerve.

 My brother was 3 years old on December 7, 1941.

My dad, James A. 
Pitcherella on the 
ladder to his crane.

Lukens Steel Company made armor plate for the U.S. Navy & Army. Coatesville PA was a major military target. We had black out curtains to put on windows. 

People on the Boardwalk at Atlantic City watched oil tankers torpedoed by U Boats explode. 

My dad tried to enlist in the Army but his supervisor at Lukens Steel Company blocked his enlistment. He was an essential experienced crane operator in a company that made armor plate for U.S. Navy ships

Looking at my dad's home movies my brother Joe was often marching. I guess that's why he got a play Army uniform. 

 

There’s no mention of Pearl Harbor or the Battle of Midway in this New York Times article:

The New York Times

Why Nippon Steel’s $15 Billion Takeover of U.S. Steel Is in Peril

The proposed merger of Japanese and American industrial giants, which proponents say would benefit both countries, is ensnared by political and labor opposition.

By River Akira Davis

Reporting from Tokyo

Aug. 26, 2024, 12:01 a.m. ET