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10-16-2008, 09:44 PM
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Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor and Oahu Airfields, December 7, 1941
Japanese aircraft attacked Pearl Harbor and military airfields across Oahu in the Territory of Hawaii on December 7, 1941. The two-wave assault was launched from six aircraft carriers under Adm. Chuichi Nagumo and began at about 7:55 a.m. Official counts list 2,403 Americans killed and 1,178 wounded. The attack left ships burning along Battleship Row and damaged or sank numerous vessels. USS Arizona exploded after her forward magazine was hit, killing 1,177 people. At Ford Island, sailors stood among wrecked aircraft as USS Shaw exploded in a floating drydock. Shaw lost her bow in the blast. The destroyers USS Cassin and USS Downes were wrecked in Drydock No. 1, with the battleship USS Pennsylvania behind them. Smoke and fire also covered parts of the Navy Yard and nearby airfields as the attack continued.  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·
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08-21-2010, 11:04 AM
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Re: Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor and Oahu Airfields, December 7, 1941
just makes you wonder which soldier thinks "surprise attack, better grab my camera!"
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