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PEARL HARBOR. December 7, 1941. Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto. Top Japanese Admiral He planned the attack He had spent time in USA (education). Japanese Goals. Destroy U.S. Pacific Fleet Aircraft Carriers were prize targets Battleships Airfields Surprise!. Pearl Harbor.
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PEARL HARBOR December 7, 1941
Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto • Top Japanese Admiral • He planned the attack • He had spent time in USA (education)
Japanese Goals • Destroy U.S. Pacific Fleet • Aircraft Carriers were prize targets • Battleships • Airfields • Surprise!
Pearl Harbor • Japan's first-line aircraft carriers, Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Hiryu, Shokaku and Zuikaku, were assigned to the mission. • A first attack wave of over 180 aircraft, including torpedo planes, high-level bombers, dive bombers and fighters • second attack wave of similar size, but with more dive bombers and no torpedo planes
ATTACK! • Sunday Morning December 7, 1941
Pearl Harbor • PERSONNEL KILLED • Navy 2001 • Marine Corps 109 • Army 231 • Civilian 54 • PERSONNEL WOUNDED • Navy 710 • Marine Corps 69 • Army 364 • Civilian 35 • SHIPS • Sunk or beached 12 • Damaged 9 • AIRCRAFT • Destroyed 164 • Damaged 159
USS Arizona USS Arizona wreckage
USS Oklahoma USS Oklahoma, capsized (rolled over) and sunk
FDR • December 8, 1941 • FDR Delivers a war message to Congress asking for a declaration of war against Japan • He calls December 7th “a date that will live in infamy”
Pearl Harbor - Dec. 7, 1941 A date which will live in infamy!
Pearl Harbor Memorial 2,887 Americans Dead!