A Day to remember and honor United States citizens killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
The bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans. It completely destroyed the American battleship U.S.S. Arizona and capsized the U.S.S. Oklahoma. The attack sank or beached a total of twelve ships and damaged nine others. Over 160 aircraft were destroyed and over 150 others damaged. The attack took the country by surprise, especially the ill-prepared Pearl Harbor base.
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