At 8:00 A.M. on Dec. 7, 1941, on the island of O'ahu Hawaii, the Japanese Imperial Navy sent 353 Japanese aircrafts to bomb Pearl Harbor. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto planned this surprise attack. The 353 Japanese planes were led by Commander Mitsuo Fuchida. About 100 American ships lay at harbor. These included Battleships, Destroyers, and Cruisers.
A hurried dispatch from the ranking United States naval officer in Pearl Harbor, Commander in Chief of the Pacific, to all major navy commands and fleet units provided the first official word of the attack at the ill-prepared Pearl Harbor base. It said simply: AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR X THIS IS NOT DRILL.
More than half of the U.S. Pacific fleet was out to sea, including carriers. 188 Army Corps aricraft including bombers and fighters, and attack bombers were destroyed or damaged on the ground. Only a few fighters made it into the air to fight the Japanese. 29 total Japanese aircraft were shot down by ground pilots and U.S. pilots.
Pearl Harbor Remembered
This site has links to many subjects concerning Pearl Harbor. There are Survivor reports, Casualty list of the USS Arizona, and maps to name a few. There are also wav. files of the news flash and the President's speech.
The Pearl Harbor attack 7 December,1941
This is another link site.This one has a list of ships docked at Pearl Harbor, Navy Medical activities, and a list of U.S. marines at pearl Harbor are just a few.
Today in History: Air Raid on Pearl harbor
This site is one of the many devoted to remembering Pearl Harbor. There is info on Pearl Harbor Widows, and info on Roosevelt's Speech to the nation a day later.
Air Raid Pearl Harbor THIS IS NO DRILL!!
This page has images of Pearl Harbor before the attack, the Japanese view during the attack, the American view during the attack, and Pearl Harbor after the attack.
The Road to Pearl Harbor
This site is a timeline of how the Japanese planned the attack on Pearl Harbor. There are also pictures of Navy recruitment posters, Japanese aircraft carriers, Pearl Harbor burning, and a "Someone Talked" poster.
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All animation/graphics courtesy of www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wii-pac/pearlhbr.htm and www.coolarchive.com.