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Pearl Harbor is an American lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. It was often visited by the naval fleet of the United States , before it was acquired from the Hawaiian Kingdom by the U.S. with the signing of the Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 .
The attack on Pearl Harbor [nb 3] was a surprise military strike by the Empire of Japan on the United States Pacific Fleet at its naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. At the time, the U.S. was a neutral country in World War II .
Geographical Map, in french, with mountains: Image:Oahu.svg Japanese plan attack on Pearl Harbor (december 1941): Image:Pearl Harbor 1941.svg Auteur: historicair 22:20, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
HABS No. HI-362, "U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Battery Boyd, Between San Jacinto Street & Ranger Loop, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI", 5 photos, 14 data pages, 2 photo caption pages HABS No. HI-164-AU, " Hickam Field, Fort Kamehameha Officers' Housing Type Y, 27 Worchester Avenue, Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI ", 11 photos, 9 data pages, 3 ...
A Pan-Am flying clipper stopped at Midway and evacuated passengers and Pan-American employees from Wake island, which had also been attacked earlier that day. The clipper was on its usual passenger route to Guam when the attack on Pearl Harbor happened; it then made a return journey going from Wake to Midway, Honolulu, and back to the USA. [28]
The Japanese attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor destroyed almost 200 U.S. aircraft, took 2,400 lives, and swayed Americans to support the decision to join World War II.
Friday marks 83 years since Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The deadly attack prompted the U.S. To enter World War II. A plaque stands in ...
The Makalapa area, where it stands, was developed to house many thousands of naval personnel en route to assignments in the Pacific War. The Navy's plans included three non-residential buildings: this headquarters building, and two nearby that housed intelligence and communications facilities. [ 4 ]