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At 6:10 AM, Minesweeper USS Condor sights a periscope
The first set of planes took off from Japanese aircraft carriers.
At 6:45 the first shots were fired by the USS Ward at a Japanese submarine. These were the first shots fired by The united States in WW ll. At 6:53 AM, USS Ward radios Navy headquarters but the decoding process delays the message.
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At 7:20 AM, Army lieutenant disregards this radar report because he believes it is a flight of U.S. B-17 bombers coming from California. At 7:40 AM, the first wave of Japanese aircraft reaches Oahu. At 7:49 AM, the Japanese aerial commander orders the attack on Pearl Harbor. At 7:55 AM, the Coordinated attack on Pearl Harbor begins.
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At 8:10 AM, the USS Arizona explodes.
At 8:17 AM, the Destroyer USS Helm fires at and sinks Japanese submarine at entrance to harbor.
At 8:54 AM, the second wave of attack begins.
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At 9:30 AM, the USS Shaw explodes in dry dock.
At 10:00 AM, Japanese planes head back to carriers and ultimately back to Japan.
U.S. Ships that were a total loss: Arizona, Oklahoma, Utah
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Japan’s aerial attacking force at Pearl Harbor involved 353 planes, 29 of those planes were lost in the attack. Japan’s fleet consisting of some 67 ships was located approximately 200 miles north of Oahu. Only one ship that participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor survived through the end of World War II.
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A total of 2,404 United States military and civilians were killed, 1,177 were killed aboard the USS Arizona and 68 civilians were killed. A total of 64 Japanese military were killed with one taken prisoner. 15 United States Navy personnel received the Medal of Honor and 51 received the Navy Cross. The Pearl Harbor Commemorative Medal was later given to all military veterans of the attack. https://www.flightjournal.com/aftermath-december-8-onward/ -
The Japanese opted not to have a third wave of aircraft against pearl Harbor and turning around because their fuel was low.
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Twenty-three sets of brothers died aboard USS Arizona.
There were 37 confirmed pairs or trios of brothers assigned to USS Arizona on December 7, 1941. Of these 77 men, 62 were killed, and 23 sets of brothers died.
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U.S. Ships damaged and repaired: Curtiss, Raleigh, Nevada, Vestal, West Virginia, Tennessee, Maryland, California, Oglala, Helena, Shaw, Cassin, Downes, Pennsylvania, Honolulu, Battleships USS Arizona and USS Oklahoma along with former battleship, now target ship USS Utah were a total loss and never returned to service. USS West Virginia was the only ship attacked at Pearl Harbor present during Japan’s formal surrender on September 2, 1945. -
"What Happened At Pearl Harbor?". Imperial War Museums, 2021, https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-happened-at-pearl-harbor#:~:text=On%20the%20morning%20of%207,the%20island%20of%20Oahu%2C%20Hawaii.&text=Within%20two%20hours%2C%2018%20US,American%20servicemen%20and%20women%20killed. Accessed 30 Apr 2021.
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