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The first wave of the attack was felt at 7:48 A.M. Hawaiian Time and the attack only lasted about two hours. Six aircraft carriers were used to launch a total of 353 Japanese bombers, fighter, and torpedo planes and they sunk four U.S. battleships while damaging all eight of them.  Over 2,000 Americans died and over 1,000 others were wounded.

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The ocean burns from oil near the Naval Air Station, shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941.

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Joseph Grew, the American ambassador to Japan since 1932, wrote to President Roosevelt in December, 1940 that it “seems to me increasingly clear that we [the U.S. and Japan] are bound to have a showdown someday, and the principle question at issue is whether it is to our advantage to have that showdown sooner or have it later.”

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The remains of a P-40 Tomahawk at Wheeler Field after the Bombing of Pearl Harbor

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The USS Arizona burns during the bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 in Hawaii. USS Arizona was a battleship built in 1910. It was large and had 12 boilers. 56 officers and 1,031 navy men .

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This is the view of Pearl Harbor after it had been attacked by the Japanese. Smoke is from Uss Shaw which wasthe second ship for the navy. It was repaired after its massive damage and was used again in WW11

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This is the USS California on fire in Pearl Harbor after the Japanese attack it was armed with twelve 14-inch guns in four three-gun turrets. It was reparied and parts were used on other ships it carried 57 officers and 1,026 men.

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Not to long after the Japanese attack in Hawaii's Pearl Harbor, many men line up to volunteer at a Navy Recruiting station, Boston, Massachusetts, December 8, 1941. Many stated that they wanted to fight and help the United States since so many men died at war.

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Ammunition party working at Ford Island, they loaded the ammo for the boats to come load and take to bomb. They were all killed. They stated many were scared and that they knew they would die.

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Uss Oklahoma laying on it side after the attack from Pearl Harbor. This boat there were 429 killed and this boat was not salvaged after war. It was considered a total loss of boat and lives.

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The attack on Pearl Harbor was two attacks . The first 183 fighters began at 7:53 a.m. local time. A second followed at 8:40 a.m. In both attacks, Japanese aircraft dropped hundreds of torpedoes and bombs. A total of 17 ships were damaged or destroyed .

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President Roosevelt addresses aCongress on Dec. 8, 1941. Some have alleged that Roosevelt had advanced knowledge of the Pearl Harbor attack. Many stated that the president knew and could have stopped this attack or been prepared for it .

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There are only two Pearl Harbor survivors left Harry Chandler is on the left and he is 102 and Herb Elfring is 101 and he is on the right. They stated it was horrible and that they were all scared. 2,403 died that day.

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This map of battleship row before the attack.All of the ships except the drydocked Pennsylvania were moored along Ford Island in Battleship Row.

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You can visit the memorial where the attack took place . There are three parts to the memorial: the entry, assembly room, and shrine. In the assembly room, visitors can look out into the harbor and see white markers showing where the ships were anchored o as well as parts of the USS Arizona that rise above the water. In one area, the bottom of the memorial has been removed so you can look down on the wreck of the USS Arizona below.  Many say its a very interesting visit but many say its very sad .