Wake up‚ get dressed‚ and prepare your ship. That was a normal day for a soldier who was stationed at Pearl Harbor during World War II. But on the warm morning of December 7th‚ 1941‚ everything those soldiers knew would drastically be thrown aboard. For 25 year old Johnnie and Dale Gano‚ this was a normal day. They recall laying in bed at 8:00 that morning and debating whether or not to go to church in Honolulu that morning. (Gano‚ Johnnie and Dale) They remember hearing what sounded like their
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Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese on December 7th‚ 1941 without notice and no one thought that this would happen. It was a beautiful day in Pearl Harbor and then in minutes this had changed and made a beautiful day into a disaster. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor it had an effect on a lot of things. One important thing that happened during World War 2 was the battle at Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941. In the article of “Yamamoto‚ Isoroku‚” it says why this event was so important
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have recently learned a variety of information about Pearl Harbor that I would like to share with you and others. Why did Pearl Harbor start? Who was involved in Pearl Harbor? Did Pearl Harbor start WWII? Pearl Harbor was a terrible event that happened without warning‚ or was there secret warnings in such things as magazines? All of these questions and more are answered in this essay. What started the Pearl harbor? Well‚ the attack on Pearl Harbor happened because the Japanese wanted to destroy the
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Pearl Harbor: A Story to Remember The attack on Pearl Harbor will be a day that will go down in America’s history forever. The Japanese were very deliberate in the planning stages of the attack‚ preparation and the execution of the attack. Despite the tragic story of America’s past that is Pearl Harbor‚it is important to remember the story on the attack because we will learn how to take the Japanese’s failure and use it to accomplish military goals in the future. The attack on Pearl Harbor was planned
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A Day Not Forgotten‚ the Attack on Pearl Harbor K. D. HIST 102 Instructor Amy Ware October 23‚ 2010 The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7‚ 1941 remains a clear memory for both nations. Everything seemed to have played in favor of the Empire of Japan; from planning‚ to gathering the necessary resources‚ the silent 3‚300 nautical mile journey of the task force and ultimately the attack itself. From a tactical standpoint the attack was one of the most ingenious naval
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As everyone knows‚ the second World War was the most widespread and deadliest war in history. In my opinion‚ the biggest main events in World War II included: The Holocaust‚ Pearl Harbor‚ and D-Day. In this era of World War II‚ it lasted from 1933 to 1945. It involved six major continents‚ all three of the great oceans on the planet‚ scores of countries‚ and billions of people. It caused over 57 million deaths and unimaginable human suffering (“World War II”). The Holocaust is a word of Greek
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But they knew that an attack on the Dutch East Indies would probably bring the US into the war. So they had to find a way to prevent the US from fighting with them until they conquered the Dutch East Indies. That’s when they planned Pearl Harbor. The goal of Pearl Harbor was to disable the American fleet for a few months to give them enough time to conquer the Dutch East Indies and to absorb its resources to finance their war in China and the US once the US’ navy was rebuilt. The Japanese were tired
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Pacific Fleet in its port at Pearl Harbor‚ which is located in Hawaii. This was the day that 2‚335 military personnel were killed‚ including 2‚008 navy personnel‚ 109 marines‚ and 218 army soldiers. Added to this were 68 civilians‚ making it a total of 2‚403 losing their lives on that faithful day. Some 1‚200 were injured in the attack. "The Japanese had rehearsed the attack for a year practicing on a model mock up until they achieved an 80% hit rate." -"Pearl harbor" WebMD‚ 6 Oct. 2016‚ www.history
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1941 the bombing of Pearl Harbor happened. The leader of Japan‚ Yamamoto Isoroku‚ sent off planes to destroy our ships. They wanted to make sure we didn’t interfere with their plans. Japan wanted to take over part of Europe and they thought we would get in the way. According to the Atomic heritage foundation‚ the Japanese sent over 43 fighters and 51 dive-bombers to drop bombs. They also sent 40 torpedo planes from six carriers that floated 200 miles north of Pearl Harbor. The Japanese killed
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Jolene Ortiz May 10‚ 2014 Sociology 1010 LD05 Pearl Harbor Attack For tens of thousands of Japanese Americans particularly those living on the West Coast‚ life was about to change dramatically. At 7:55 AM on Sunday‚ December 7‚ 1941‚ hundreds of Japanese warplanes‚ launched from aircraft carriers far out at sea‚ attacked the American Pacific fleet anchored at Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii. America was attacked by the Japanese during Pearl Harbor. This killed more than 2‚300 Americans. The U.S.S. Arizona
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