Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share Shirley Waldron Nied War.gov Nov. 29, 2024 | 1:54 Shirley Waldron Nied was 5 years old on Dec. 7, 1941, when, as she recalls, bombing noises woke her up at her home at Hickam Field, Hawaii, where her father served as commander of the 31st Bombardment Squadron.