The U.s. Pacific Fleet

December 7th, 1941, was the day 2,403 Americans lost their lives and 1,200 wounded during the Japanese air raid, on Pearl Harbor. On this day, the US Navy lost almost the entire Pacific Fleet in the harbor. After the attack, all the ships were either sunk or severally damaged minus the aircraft carriers. The aircraft carriers luckily were still at sea. The total number of military personnel killed was 2,335, including 2,008 navy personnel, 109 marines, and 218 army. Added to this were 68 civilians, making the total 2403 people dead. 1,177 men alone were from the USS Arizona.

Japanese pilots took to the skies with mounted machine guns on bomber planes and thousands of pounds of explosives, and bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. For example, they took off with fighter jets and bombers, killing 2,403 people and wounding 1,178. Under the cover of a storm, the Japanese flew in and dropped thousands of 500g bombs, hitting and sinking 18 United States ships, 6 of which were aircraft carriers. In addition, the attack was unwarned, and it killed thousands of soldiers and civilians, crushing the spirits of United States citizens. It destroyed the naval fleet in port at Pearl Harbor, which damaged the U.S severely. Unknown to many, they also bombed the U.S Air Force base in Hawaii, incapacitating 300 fighter jets and cargo planes. Furthermore, this unwarned attack was a cowardly act and dropping an atomic bomb was completely justified. The unwarned attack killed thousands of people, soldiers and citizens alike. Use of nuclear weapons as

Four years before the attack on Hiroshima, on Sunday, December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor in Hawaii was attacked by Japanese troops (Doc. A). This devastating event took the lives

In the contents of the message the Japanese wanted to meet with the United States Secretary of State , Cordell Hull , at 1:00 p.m. to discuss how Japan plans to break off the negotiations. Early in the morning on December 7, 1941 on Oahu early risers heard planes overhead. Most people there thought that the planes were just part of the United States Army and Navy maneuvers. Lieutenant Commander H.P. McCrimmon was in his office when he noticed that three planes were flying at treetop height. Soon after he noticed that the planes were shooting guns and the United States base, he then realized what was happening when he saw the smoke and flames (Arroyo 32).

On December 7, 1941, the Japanese bombed the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor. This bombing killed many Americans, destroyed one American battleship, and capsized another. A total of twelve ships were either sank or beached, and nine more were damaged. The attack also destroyed and damaged

On December 7th, 1941, the 22,000-acre American naval base at Pearl Harbour on the island Oahu in Hawaii, was attacked by more than 350 aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

First, what am I talking about? December 7th, 1941, Japan launched a preemptive strike on the United States naval base known as Pearl Harbor marking the start of WWII. When word reached

Japanese pilots took to the skies with mounted machine guns on bomber planes and thousands of pounds of explosives, and bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. For example, they took off with fighter jets and bombers, killing 2,403 people and wounding 1,178. Under the cover of a storm, the Japanese flew in and dropped thousands of 500g bombs, hitting and sinking 18 United States ships, 6 of which were aircraft carriers. In addition, the attack was unwarned, and it killed thousands of soldiers and civilians, crushing the spirits of United States citizens. It destroyed the naval fleet in port at Pearl Harbor, which damaged the U.S severely. Unknown to many, they also bombed the U.S Air Force base in Hawaii, incapacitating 300 fighter jets and cargo planes. Furthermore, this unwarned attack was a cowardly act and dropping an atomic bomb was completely justified. The unwarned attack killed thousands of people, soldiers and citizens alike. Use of nuclear weapons as a retaliation to an unwarned attack is

On Sunday morning, December 7, 1941 very few people knew what was in stored for this day. The attack on Pearl Harbor was one of the most tragic events in American History. It was surprise attack to most individuals, but a foreseeable aerial attack to some. The Japanese had at least eight primary targets during the attack. The USS Pennsylvania or (BB-38), USS Arizona (BB-30) which was a very tragic loss.

On Dec. Seventh, 1941, radios buzzed with the news that several hundred Japanese planes attacked a U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, killing more than 2,400

On December 7, 1947, at 7:53 a.m, months of racial tension and weeks of planning came to a head. 100+ Japanese pilots began dropping bombs in locations in and around Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. An hour later, a second wave came. Combining both waves, 2,403 Americans were killed. The attack was designed to paralyze the U.S navy, but backfired

A swarm of 360 Japanese warplanes followed a Japanese dive bomber bearing the red symbol resembling the Rising Sun of Japan on its wings appears out of the clouds above the island of Oahu. The Japanese Army surprise attacked the Pearl Harbour military base. The surprise attack struck a critical disaster against the U.S. Pacific fleet and drew the United States into World War II.

On Dec. 7th 1941, the Japanese navy conducted many surprise attacks on American holdings throughout the Pacific Ocean. Of all of these, the most famous and daring was the attack on Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii. The American pacific fleet called Pearl Harbor its home port and housed 8 battleships and all the aircraft carriers in the Pacific Ocean. Under the command of Admiral Yamamoto, 6 aircraft carriers launched 414 planes in 2 waves of attacks. The first wave began at 7:48 a.m. and included 183 planes. This initial wave caught the American naval base completely by surprise. Japanese pilots destroyed most American fighters on the ground. The second wave attacked the harbor proper. While the attack lasted only 90 minutes attack, over 2000

On December 7, 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor is located on the Hawaiian Island of Honolulu. More than 2,400 United States service personnel were killed. Fifteen U.S. ship were sunk and 188 U.S. air crafts were destroyed. “ The attack lasted 110 minutes, from 7:55 a.m. until 9:45 a.m.”, according to Pearl Harbor Facts - 20th Century History - About.com. On July 26, 1942, President Truman issued “ Proclamation Declaration”, which led to Japan’s surrender. If they would have dropped the bomb, which was Proclamation Declaration, 500,000 Americans soldiers lives were at stake.

Sunday, December 7, 1941. Six Japanese aircraft carriers arrive on shore undetected carrying torpedo bombers, dive-bombers, level bombers, and fighters with the sole purpose of eradicating the American Pacific Fleet located in Pearl Harbor. Although at that moment it may have seemed like nothing good would come out of it, a significant outcome did result from this attack: American entry into World War Two. American entry in the war proved to be highly crucial for the Allies for America played a monumental role in ultimately winning the war all due to its superior industrial power.