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12-07-10, 11:21 AM #1
December 7, 1941: A date which will live in infamy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
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The attack on Pearl Harbor (called the Hawaii Operation or Operation Z by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters, and the Battle of Pearl Harbor by some Americans)[6] was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on the morning of December 7, 1941. The next day the United States declared war on Japan resulting in their entry into World War II. The attack was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from influencing the war that the Empire of Japan was planning in Southeast Asia, against Britain and the Netherlands, as well as the U.S. in the Philippines. The base was attacked by Japanese aircraft (a total of 353, in two waves) launched from six aircraft carriers.[7]
Four U.S. Navy battleships were sunk (two of which were raised and returned to service later in the war) and all of the four other battleships present were damaged. The Japanese also sank or damaged three cruisers, three destroyers, an anti-aircraft training ship[8] and one minelayer. 188 U.S. aircraft were destroyed, 2,402 personnel were killed[9] and 1,282 were wounded. The power station, shipyard, maintenance, and fuel and torpedo storage facilities, as well as the submarine piers and headquarters building (also home of the intelligence section) were not attacked. Japanese losses were light, with 29 aircraft and five midget submarines lost, and 65 servicemen killed or wounded. One Japanese sailor was captured.
The attack was a major engagement of World War II and came as a profound shock to the American people. Domestic support for isolationism, which had been strong, disappeared. Germany's ill-considered declaration of war on the U.S., which was not required by any treaty commitment, moved the U.S. from clandestine support of Britain (for example the Neutrality Patrol) into active alliance and full participation in the European Theater. Despite numerous historical precedents for unannounced military action, the lack of any formal warning by Japan, particularly while negotiations were still apparently ongoing, led to President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaiming December 7, 1941 "a date which will live in infamy."
One of the most significant events in modern history, and the last significant offensive on US soil by a foreign military. Also a really shitty movie.
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12-08-10, 02:48 AM #6
Re: December 7, 1941: A date which will live in infamy.
I work at an elementary school here in Waco, TX.
I asked almost all the kids today if they knew y today was important.....one out of like 200.
I asked them if they even knew about Pearl Harbor......maybe 20 out of 200.
WTF is Happening!?!?!?!
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12-08-10, 07:24 PM #7
Re: December 7, 1941: A date which will live in infamy.
The teachers aren't teaching about our past attacks for some reason. I remember in school not many mentioned the pearl harbor attack. I couldn't even imagine how that tragedy would of been like in real life witnessing the incidents.
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12-08-10, 08:02 PM #8
Re: December 7, 1941: A date which will live in infamy.
It lasted just over 90 minutes. Over 2400 Americans were killed and over 1100 were wounded. 18 ships were sunk. 188 American planes were destroyed, 155 of those on the ground.
Wiki of course, has a comprehensive timeline and details of the attack here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
A list of the casualties of the attack....
http://www.pearlharborsurvivorsonlin...ist%201941.htm
Survivor stories:
http://www.history.navy.mil/docs/wwi.../survivors.htm
The USS Shaw explodes:
The USS Oklahoma burns:
The USS Arizona burning and sinking with over 1,000 servicemen still on board
The USS Arizona Memorial:
The list of sailors killed on the Arizona:
A beached Japanese midget sub...
^^the first Japanese POW^^
Pearl Harbor Survivors in 2006 saluting the Nevada as it passes:Last edited by Toker; 12-08-10 at 08:05 PM.
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