Pearl Harbor Facts
Pearl Harbor is such an interesting event in our world's history. There were many ships that were attacked on that December 7th. All 8 of the United States Navys were hurt. The Arizona, was one of the major battleships that was sunk. They began constructing this ship in March 16, 1914. During 1917 residents of Arizona organized a statewide fund raising effort to pay for a silver service to present to the Arizona.
There were many other battleships ruined. The U.S. Navy had 92 lost and 31 damaged aircrafts. For the U.S. Army they had 77 lost and 128 damaged. 350 aircraft were destroyed or damaged. All 8 battleships of the U.S. Pacific Fleet were sunk or badly damaged. Yet all of America's aircraft carriers remained unscathed.
The Japanese used the codename "Operation Hawaii" for the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Japanese launched their airplanes in two waves, approximately 45 minutes apart. The first wave of Japanese planes struck Pearl Harbor at 7:55 a.m. The second wave reached Pearl Harbor around 8:40 a.m. When Japanese Commander Mitsuo Fuchida called out, "Tora! Tora! Tora!" ("Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!") upon flying over Pearl Harbor, it was a message to the entire Japanese navy telling them they had caught the Americans totally by surprise.
Sources:http://my.ilstu.edu/~jabraun/students/prattwp/facts.htm
http://www.erikanderson.net/pearlharbor/facts.html
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