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  2. Attack on Pearl Harbor - Wikipedia

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    The initial announcement of the attack on Pearl Harbor was made by the White House Press Secretary, Stephen Early, at 2:22 p.m. Eastern time (8:52 a.m. Hawaiian time): "The Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor from the air and all naval and military activities on the island of Oahu, principal American base in the Hawaiian islands."

  3. Consequences of the attack on Pearl Harbor - Wikipedia

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    These Pearl Harbor veterans were later part of a force that defeated IJN battleships at the Battle of Surigao Strait, an engagement very lopsided in the USN's favor in any case. [ 63 ] [ 64 ] A major flaw of Japanese strategic thinking was a belief that the ultimate Pacific battle would be between battleships of both sides, in keeping with the ...

  4. Vulnerability of Pearl Harbor in 1941 - Wikipedia

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    Battleship Row at Pearl Harbor after the attack. In 1925, Gen. Billy Mitchell published a report called Winged Defense revealing the vulnerability of Pearl Harbor to a surprise air attack. Mitchell predicted that such an attack would effectively neutralize the Pacific fleet as part of a Japanese invasion of the Philippines.

  5. One of the last Pearl Harbor survivors recalls that ... - AOL

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    He used to think of Pearl Harbor at least once a day, but not so much not anymore. By 6:30, Dominguez has left, and the Guthries are home from work. Kimberly serves Fernandez a plate of pot roast ...

  6. 100-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor recalls confusion and ...

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    Two survivors of the bombing — each 100 or older — are planning to return to Pearl Harbor on Saturday to observe the 83rd anniversary of the attack that thrust the US into World War II.

  7. A legacy of valor: Only 16 Pearl Harbor survivors remain. On ...

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    One of the sole remaining survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack that launched World War II disobeyed orders and fought back. Now 100 years old, he continues to share his stories.

  8. Prelude to the attack on Pearl Harbor - Wikipedia

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    Captured Japanese photograph taken aboard a Japanese carrier before the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 (U.S. National Archives, 80-G-30549, 520599) A series of events led to the attack on Pearl Harbor. War between the Empire of Japan and the United States was a possibility each nation's military forces had planned for after World War I.

  9. Pearl Harbor Day: See photos of the attack that brought the ...

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    Photos: Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 Ford Island is seen in this aerial view during the Japanese attack on Pearl harbor December 7, 1941 in Hawaii. The photo was taken from a Japanese plane.