[fred cook]

When I was in elementary school, I used to frequent a hobby shop in Marietta, Ga. The wife of the owner had a brother that was stationed in Pearl Harbor before and during the Japanese attack. The ship he was attached to was a supply ship loaded with small arms ammunition. She told me that her brother said that a day or two before the attack on Dec. 7, the ship was moved to a secondary anchorage location and camoflaged! Apparently someone had the foresight to make certain that there would be sufficient small arms ammo should the Japs attempt a landing. Since I was not born until 1948, this is as close as I ever got to info supporting a cover up. Make one wonder!