Roberts Commission on the attack on Pearl Harbor

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The Roberts Commission on the attack on Pearl Harbor was a U.S. government investigative body, chaired by Supreme Court Justice Owen J. Roberts, that examined the circumstances and responsibility for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

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instanceOf United States government investigative commission
presidential commission
appliesToJurisdiction United States Armed Forces
United States Army
United States Navy
appointedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt
archivesAt U.S. National Archives
authorizedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt
chairperson Owen J. Roberts
concludedThat Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was a carefully planned surprise attack
U.S. Army and Navy commanders in Hawaii were derelict in their duty
country United States
criticized Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
General Walter C. Short
dissolved 1942
January 1942
establishedBy executive order of the President of the United States
followedBy Army Pearl Harbor Board
Navy Court of Inquiry on Pearl Harbor
hasMember Admiral William H. Standley
Brigadier General Joseph T. McNarney
General Frank R. McCoy
Owen J. Roberts
Rear Admiral Joseph M. Reeves
hasObjective assess responsibility of military commanders in Hawaii
determine facts surrounding the attack on Pearl Harbor
evaluate adequacy of U.S. defenses at Pearl Harbor
hasPart closed sessions
final report
public hearings
inception 1941
December 1941
legalForm temporary investigative body
location Washington, D.C.
namedAfter Owen J. Roberts
partOf United States World War II home front investigations
publicationDate January 1942
reportTitle Report of the Roberts Commission on the Pearl Harbor Attack
significantEvent issuance of Roberts Commission report
public release of findings on Pearl Harbor
studies Japanese surprise attack of December 7, 1941
attack on Pearl Harbor
preparedness of U.S. forces in Hawaii
responsibility for the Pearl Harbor disaster
topic military intelligence before Pearl Harbor
readiness of Pacific Fleet
warning messages sent to Hawaiian commanders

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Owen J. Roberts notableWork Roberts Commission on the attack on Pearl Harbor
subject linked to: Justice Owen J. Roberts
Roberts Commission on the attack on Pearl Harbor reportTitle Report of the Roberts Commission on the Pearl Harbor Attack
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Roberts Commission hasReportTitle Report of the Roberts Commission on the Pearl Harbor Attack
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Roberts Commission alsoKnownAs Commission Appointed by the President to Investigate the Attack on Pearl Harbor
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Owen Josephus Roberts notableWork Roberts Commission on the Attack on Pearl Harbor
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