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All of the ships docked at Pearl Harbor were hit by the Japanese planes. This picture shows them putting out any remaining fires after the Japanese retreated.

https://www.firehouse.com/operations-training/article/10447100/fire-service-history-firefighters-at-dec-7-pearl-harbor-attack-firefighter-history

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The day before the attack, the USS Arizona had 1.5 million gallons of oil because it was preparing for its upcoming scheduled trip to the mainland. Because of this, fuel continues to leak from the ship to this day.

https://www.history.com/news/5-facts-about-pearl-harbor-and-the-uss-arizona

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Shortly after Pearl Harbor, the government issued Martial law. They issued everyone over the age of 7 a gas mask after the surprise attack.

https://www.stripes.com/lifestyle/exhibit-details-martial-law-in-hawaii-following-pearl-harbor-attack-1.448511

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Scientists discovered the skull of a Japanese plane in the wreckage. They also found forks, metal scraps, and a Coca-Cola bottle all from the 1940s.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jul/21/pearl-harbor-skull-japanese-pilot

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The nurses were not expecting to be super busy that morning. They were unexpectedly slammed with patients and were forced to resort to using lipstick to mark the patients.

https://www.army.mil/article/179038/the_pearl_harbor_attack_as_remembered_by_the_nurses_who_were_there

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Teresa Stauffer Foster was a nurse that was there during the attack. On that day, she recalled seeing a low-flying plane shortly before the attack. She remembered the pilot waving at her but she didn't think much of it considering the attack was a surprise.

https://www.army.mil/article/179038/the_pearl_harbor_attack_as_remembered_by_the_nurses_who_were_there

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In the 1940s, aircraft carriers had become the most important naval vessel. Luckily for the US, all of the Pacific Fleet's aircraft carriers were not at the base that day.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/what-if-japan-sunk-americas-aircraft-carriers-pearl-harbor-85901

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Even though all ships were hit, not all of them were completely destroyed. All ships except the USS Arizona and the USS Utah were eventually salvaged and repaired.

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/Decoder/2012/1207/Pearl-Harbor-resurrection-the-warships-that-rose-to-fight-again

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After Pearl Harbor, the sunken USS Arizona was turned into a memorial. It honors the 1,177 sailors and marines that died aboard it on December 7, 1941.

https://www.nps.gov/valr/index.htm

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The Americans were not expecting an attack on Pear Harbor even though Japan and the US had been edging toward war for a while. Because of this, Pearl Harbor was under-prepared and undefended.

https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/12/pearl-harbor-in-retrospect-why-the-us-was-so-unprepared/249597/

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Japanese planes have a red circle on the side of them, which distinguishes them from the American planes. They were known as Kamikaze pilots.

https://visitpearlharbor.org/japanese-war-machines-pearl-harbor-attack/

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In total, 2,335 military personnel died. There were 2,008 navy personnel, 109 marines, and 218 army personnel. This was a few Japanese soldiers before executing the attack on Pearl Harbor.

https://www.history.com/news/pearl-harbor-facts-wwii-attack

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2,403 American lives were lost in Pearl Harbor. Civilian casualties are included in the above number.

https://visitpearlharbor.org/faqs/how-many-people-died-at-pearl-harbor-during-the-attack/

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Several ships were destroyed when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. All of the ships that were in the harbor got hit.

https://pearlharbor.org/sunk-not-forgotten-american-ships-sank-pearl-harbor-attack/

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188 US Aircraft were destroyed by the Japanese. Only 5 Air Force pilots managed to get their planes into the air.

https://www.history.com/news/heroes-of-pearl-harbor-george-welch-and-kenneth-taylor