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The attack force, commanded by Chūichi Nagumo, began its attacks at 7:48 a.m. Hawaiian time (6:18 p.m. GMT) on December 7, 1941. [nb 5] The base was attacked by 353 fighters, level and dive bombers, and torpedo bombers in two waves launched from six aircraft carriers. [18] Of the eight U.S. battleships present, all were damaged and four were sunk.
[7] 7 December (December 8, Asian time zones) Japan launches an attack on Pearl Harbor, declares war on the United States and the United Kingdom and invades Thailand and British Malaya and launches aerial attacks against Guam, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Shanghai, Singapore and Wake Island. Canada declares war on Japan. Australia declares war ...
2 Tone-class heavy cruisers (8 × 7.9-in. main battery) Tone, Chikuma 1st Destroyer Squadron Rear Admiral Sentarō Ōmori 1 Nagara-class light cruiser (7 × 5.5-in. main battery) Abukuma 17th Destroyer Division 4 Kagerō-class destroyers (6 × 5-in. main battery) Urakaze, Isokaze, Tanikaze, Hamakaze 18th Destroyer Division [h]
Over 80 years later, Dec. 7, 1941 is a date that still lives in infamy. The attack on Pearl Harbor launched the United States into World War II and left an indelible scar on the American psyche ...
Various investigations followed the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, including one ordered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt under the direction of Supreme Court Justice Owen Roberts, and another conducted by the army and navy released by President Harry Truman in August 1945.
At 04:00 7 December 1941, USAAC radar plotters arrived to operate radars for their scheduled 04:00 to 07:00 shift. After the radar plotters left the Intercept Center at 07:00 to eat breakfast, McDonald remained at his post beyond his 06:00 schedule until his shift replacement, Schimmel, arrived from breakfast. [2]
President Roosevelt made the Infamy Speech (with its famous opening line "Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy,") to a Joint session of Congress. Within one hour the United States declared war on Japan. Lifelong pacifist Jeannette Rankin was the only member of Congress to vote against declaring war.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's famous words still can be heard about that day in a speech on Dec. 8, 1941: "Yesterday, December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United ...