The Japanese attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941 using planes and mini submarines. Over 2,300 Americans were killed during the bombing, with many of the casualties occurring on the battleships USS Arizona and USS Oklahoma. The attack led the US to declare war on Japan and enter World War II.

1. Facts about Pearl Harbor

2. 1.
Pearl Harbor is on the Hawaiian island of O‘ahu.

3. 2.
Pearl Harbor was bombed on
Sunday, December 7th, 1941.
“A date that will live in infamy.”

4. 3.
That was during World War II. The United States
declared war on the Japanese Empire because of
the attack on Pearl Harbor.

5. 4.
The Japanese Empire used not only planes in the
attack, but also two-man mini submarines.

6. 5.
The main targets were the U.S. battleships:
U.S.S. Arizona, U.S.S. California, U.S.S. Maryland,
U.S.S. Nevada, U.S.S. Oklahoma, U.S.S. Tennessee,
U.S.S. Utah, and U.S.S. West Virginia.

7. 6.
The U.S.S. Arizona was hit the worst and was sunk.

8. 7.
The U.S.S. Oklahoma was turned upside down.
U.S.S. Maryland
U.S.S. Oklahoma

9. 8.
The U.S.S. West Virginia was torn open.

10. 9.
The overall death toll reached 2,350.
1,177 were from the U.S.S. Arizona.

11. 10.
On the same day, the Japanese Empire also
attacked Midway, Wake Island, Guam, the
Philippines, Malaya, and Thailand.

12. 11.
After the attack, many American men, women
and dogs joined the military. The group Dogs for
Defense was founded in January 1942 to train
dogs for the military.

13. 12.
The U.S.S. Arizona Memorial is built over the
remains of the ship. Oil still bubbles up from
the U.S.S. Arizona to this day.

14. Thank
You
Elinore Celeste Ross
2nd Grade