December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked in one of the worst attacks in American History. The attack on Pearl Harbor cost the United States 2,500 lives, wounded 1,000 people, heavily damaged or destroyed 18 ships, and destroyed or put out of action close to 300 airplanes (History). The USS Arizona was hit the hardest and lost the most. Almost nine minutes after being hit four times by Japanese bombers, the USS Arizona sank taking 1,177 crew members with her (History). This is the story of the surviving crew members on the "date which will live in infamy," as President Roosevelt described it.…