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5 Ιουλ 2024 · On the morning of December 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan attacked the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. The attack lasted just over two hours.
- Pearl Harbor: U.S. casualties
As a result of the attack, a total of 2,403 Americans were...
- Pearl Harbor: U.S. casualties
29 Οκτ 2009 · The attack on Pearl Harbor killed 2,403 U.S. personnel, including sailors, soldiers and civilians. Additionally, 1,178 people were wounded. 129 Japanese soldiers were killed.
Pearl Harbor attack, surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii, by the Japanese on December 7, 1941, which precipitated the entry of the United States into World War II. Learn more about the details and significance of the attack in this article.
9 Αυγ 2024 · As a result of the attack, a total of 2,403 Americans were killed, and the vast majority of these were from the U.S. Navy. Almost half of all American deaths on the day came were those on the...
A total of 2,393 Americans were killed and 1,178 others were wounded, making it the deadliest event ever recorded in Hawaii. [21] . It was also the deadliest foreign attack against the United States in its history until the September 11 attacks of 2001. [22] .
20 Σεπ 2024 · Smoke from burning planes and hangars filled the sky, while oil from sinking ships clogged the harbor. Death was everywhere. The fleet in Pearl Harbor, the focus of the attack, suffered the greatest loss: almost half the total casualties occurred when the USS Arizona exploded.
The devastating strike resulted in more than 3,400 U.S. military casualties and led to the U.S. Congress' declaring war on Japan on December 8 with only one dissenting vote, signaling the United States' entry into the Pacific War and heralding its participation in World War II at large.
