"Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."
What else can be said?
"The first torpedo in the assault on Pearl Harbor hits the USS Raleigh at about 7:55 a.m., Sunday morning. Battleship Row is then hit at 7:57 a.m. by one of Lt. Cmdr. Murata's torpedoes.
At 8:10 a.m. a Japanese Type 97 Attack Bomber (later coded KATE) drops a bomb that struck the Arizona between the No. 1 and No. 2 turret. This bomb was a converted armor piercing artillery shell that ignited the Arizona's forward magazine. The once majestic Battleship Arizona violently explodes, sinking to the bottom of the harbor."
USS Arizona Memorial. Here 1,177 men went down with their ship. In total, 2,403 American were killed, and another 1,178 were wounded in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
For more information, check out these sites:
Pearl Harbor Survivors Online
Pearlharborattacked.com
Let us NEVER forget the sacrifice ALL of these men made.
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