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Japan's final preparations for the sneak attack
Japenese Admiral Chuichi Nagumo makes final preparations for the attack on Pearl Harbor. He leads his huge fleet of 20 ships, including 6 aircraft carriers and 414 total war planes. -
"Climb Mount Niitaka"
Admiral Nagumo recieves a message saying "climb Mt. Niitaka"
which means "proceed with the attack. Mt. Niitaka is the highest peak in Taiwan which Japan had territorial control in 1941. -
Radar Mistake
At 7:00 AM, two radar operators detect a large number of incoming planes. They chose to ignore it, because a U.S. squad of planes were expected to arrive that soon. -
The First Attack
At 7:55 AM, the first bombs hit Pearl Harbor. -
Pearl Harbor Anchorage
The U.S. ship locations at 7:55 AM, right before the first bombs hit Pearl Harbor. -
The U.S. Battleships
The 8 largest U.S. battleships in Pearl Harbor were the Nevada, Arizona, California, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Tennese, and the Maryland. -
USS Arizona Explosion
At 8:10 AM the USS Arizona's ammunition storage explodes caused by the impact of a 1,764 pound bomb. -
Japan's two part attack
Japan's two different wave attack strategy left the U.S. Navy little time to retaliate. -
Ford Naval Air Station
On the airfields, the U.S. planes were packed so closely together that one bomb could destroy 4 or 5 planes at once. -
Destruction of Pearl Harbor
After the attack ended 2,403 Americans had been killed and 1,178 injured. 21 ships had either sunk or have been damaged and 350 U.S. planes were destroyed or badly damaged. -
Those Who Served
We will remember those who died serving our country and we will remember those who gave their lives fighting for liberty
