Pearl Harbor 70th Anniversary

Pearl Harbor December 7 , 1941 - 2011 70 th Anniversary

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WAR!

Oahu Bombed

By Japanese Planes

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Pearl Harbor Memorial

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Dories (Dorie) Miller - American Hero

Famous for firing a 50 caliber Browning anti-aircraft machine gun for 15 minutes during the attack until he ran out of ammo. (Ordinarily this is not unusual - except that Dorie was the Ships Cook!) He was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions beyond the call of duty.

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Airplane	Total	Destroyed	Damaged	Combat Ready
B-17 D	12	4	4	4
B-18 A	33	12	10	11
A-20 A	12	2	5	5
P-40 C	12	5	5	2
P-40 B	87	37	25	25
P-36 A	39	4	19	16
P-26	14	0	0	14
Total	223	64	82	77

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Aircraft at Pearl Harbor

7 December 1941

USAAC: Hawaiian Air Force (7th AF)

Hickam Air Base

33 Douglas B-18 Bolo 2-engine standard bomber, 1936

12 Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress 4-engine heavy bomber, 1939

13 Douglas A-20A Havoc 2-engine attack/light bomber, 1940

2 Douglas C-33 (DC-2) 2-engine freighter

Wheeler Air Base

6 Boeing P-26A Peashooter open cockpit pursuit, 1934

6 Boeing P-26B Peashooter open cockpit pursuit, 1935

39 Curtiss P-36A Mohawk pursuit, 1937

87 Curtiss P-40B Tomahawk pursuit, 1940

11 Curtiss P-40C Kittyhawk pursuit, 1941

3 Martin B-12 2-engine medium bomber, 1934

3 Grumman OAF-9 Goose observation amphibian

2 Douglas BT-2 biplane basic trainer

2 North American AT-6 Texan advanced trainer

1 Seversky AT-12A Guardsman, advance trainer
Five Mohawks engaged Zeros, flaming two, with the loss of one P-36.

Bellows Air Field

6 North American O-47B observation plane

2 Stinson O-49 Vigilant L-1 observation plane
Two P-40's on training at Bellows attempted to take off and were shot down before gaining altitude. Other pilots were killed on the ground.
1 Martin B-12 - Reader's his Dad was there. May have been one of the Wheeler planes.

Haleiwa Air Field

2 Curtiss P-36 Mohawk pursuit

8 Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk pursuit
The only unattacked air field launched at least 3 P-40's and 1 P-36 on seven sorties and claimed 7-8 Japanese diver bombers with the loss of the P-36 to anti-aircraft fire.

On the 7th of December 1941, there were 223 army aircraft based in Hawaii.

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Ships present at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941

Battleships (BB) Pennsylvania (BB-38) (in Dry Dock No.1)

# Arizona (BB-39)

Nevada (BB-36)

# Oklahoma (BB-37)

Tennessee (BB-43)

# California (BB-44)

Maryland (BB-46)

# West Virginia (BB-48)

Heavy Cruisers (CA) New Orleans (CA-32)

San Francisco (CA-38)

Light Cruisers (CL) Raleigh (CL-7)

Detroit (CL-8)

Phoenix (CL-46)

Honolulu (CL-48)

St. Louis (CL-49)

Helena (CL-50)

Destroyers (DD) Allen (DD-66)

Schley (DD-103)

Chew (DD-106)

* Ward (DD-139) (patrolling Channel entrance to Pearl Harbor)

Dewey (DD-349)

Farragut (DD-348)

Hull (DD-350)

MacDonough (DD-351)

Worden (DD-352)

Dale (DD-353)

Monaghan (DD-354) (preparing to get underway to aid Ward)

Aylwin (DD-355)

Selfridge (DD-357)

Phelps (DD-360)

Cummings (DD-365)

Reid (DD-369)

Case (DD-370)

Conyngham (DD-371)

Cassin (DD-372) (in Dry Dock No.1)

Shaw (DD-373) (in floating drydock YFD 2)

Tucker (DD-374)

Downes (DD-375) (in Dry Dock No.1)

Bagley (DD-386)

Blue (DD-387)

Helm (DD-388) (underway, nearing West Loch)

Mugford (DD-389)

Ralph Talbot (DD-390)

Henley (DD-391)

Patterson (DD-392)

Jarvis (DD-393)

Submarines (SS) Narwhal (SS-167)

Dolphin (SS-169)

Cachalot (SS-170)

Tautog (SS-199)

Minelayer (CM) # Oglala (CM-4)

Minesweepers (AM) Turkey (AM-13)

Bobolink (AM-20)

Rail (AM-26)

Tern (AM-31)

Grebe (AM-43)

Vireo (AM-52)

Coastal Minesweepers (AMc)

Cockatoo (AMc-8)

Crossbill (AMc-9)

Condor (AMc-14)

Reedbird (AMc-30)

Light Minelayers (DM)

Gamble (DM-15)

Ramsay (DM-16)

Montgomery (DM-17)

Breese (DM-18)

Tracy (DM-19)

Preble (DM-20)

Sicard (DM-21)

Pruitt (DM-22)

High Speed Minesweepers (DMS)

Zane (DMS-14)

Wasmuth (DMS-15)

Trever (DMS-16)

Perry (DMS-17)

Gunboat (PG) Sacramento (PG-19)

Destroyer Tenders (AD)

Dobbin (AD-3)

Whitney (AD-4)

Seaplane Tenders (AV) Curtiss (AV-4)

Tangier (AV-8)

Seaplane Tenders (Small) (AVP)

Avocet (AVP-4)

Swan (AVP-7) (on Marine Railway)

Seaplane Tenders (Destroyer) (AVD)

Hulbert (AVD-6)

Thornton (AVD-11)

Ammunition Ship (AE) Pyro (AE-1) (at Naval Ammunition Depot, West Loch)

Oilers (AO) Ramapo (AO-12)

Neosho (AO-23)

Repair Ships (AR)

Medusa (AR-1)

Vestal (AR-4)

Base Repair Ship (ARb)

Rigel (ARb-1)

Submarine Tender (AS)

Pelias (AS-14)

Submarine Rescue Ship (ASR)

Widgeon (ASR-1)

Hospital Ship (AH) Solace (AH-5)

Cargo Ship (AK) * Vega (AK-17) (at Honolulu)

General-Stores-Issue Ships (AKS)

Castor (AKS-1)

* Antares (AKS-3) (at Pearl Harbor entrance)

Ocean-going Tugs (AT)

Ontario (AT-13)

Sunnadin (AT-28)

* Keosanqua (AT-38) (at Pearl Harbor entrance)

* Navajo (AT-64) (12 miles outside Pearl Harbor entrance)

Miscellaneous Auxiliaries (AG)

# Utah (AG-16)

Argonne (AG-31)

Sumner (AG-32)

Motor Torpedo Boats (PT)

PT-20

PT 21

PT 22

PT 23

PT 24

PT 25

PT 26 (on pier, Navy Yard)

PT-27 (on board Ramapo)

PT 28 (on pier, Navy Yard)

PT 29 (on board Ramapo)

PT 30 (on board Ramapo)

PT 42 (on board Ramapo)

District Craft

Harbor Tugs (YT)

YT 5

Sotoyomo (YT 9) (in YFD 2 with Shaw)

YT 119

Osceola (YT 129)

YT 130

YT 142

Hoga (YT 146)

YT 152

YT 153 (underway in channel)

Motor Tug (YMT)

YMT 5

Torpedo Testing Barge (YTT)

YTT 3

Net Tenders (YN)

Ash (YN 2)

Cinchona (YN 7)

Cockenoe (YN 47) (Honolulu Harbor)

Marin (YN 53)

Wapello (YN 56)

District Patrol Vessel (YP)

YP 109

Floating Drydock (YFD)

YFD 2 (with Shaw and Sotoyomo docked)

Salvage Pontoons (YSP)

YSP 11

YSP 12

YSP 13

YSP 14

YSP 15

YSP 16

YSP 17

YSP 18

YSP 19

YSP 20

Floating Workshops (YR)

YR 20

YR 22 (alongside Cachalot)

Miscellaneous (Unclassified) (IX)

Cheng Ho (IX 52)

Gate Vessel (YNg)

YNg 17

Garbage Lighters (YG)

YG 15

YG 17

YG 21

Ferryboat (YFB)

Nihoa (YFB 19)

Fuel Oil Barges (YO)

YO 30

YO 43

YO 44

Seaplane Wrecking Derrick (YSD)

YSD 9

Hulk

Ex-Baltimore (CM 1)

Covered Lighters (YF)

YF 240

YF 241

Open Lighters (YC)

YC 429

YC 470

YC 473

YC 477

YC 651

YC 699

Pontoon Storage Barges (YPK)

YPK-2

YPK-3

Submarine Rescue Chamber (YRC)

YRC 5

Ash Lighter (YA)

YA 66

Water Barge (YW)

YW 10

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DECEMBER 7, 1941

USS ARIZONA BB-39

BURNING AFTER HER FORWARD MAGAZINE EXPLODED

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December 7, 1941

USS ARIZONA

BB-39 EXPLODING DURING THE JAPANESE ATTACK

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USS ARIZONA

THE LAST MOORING

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7:55 AM December 7 1941

Over three hundred aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy launch a pre-planned airstrike against the

US Pacific Fleet Base at Pearl Harbor.

Among the numerous vessels is the Pennsylvannia Class Battleship USS Arizona .

At 8:06 AM,

a single bomb from a Kate Class through Arizona's Deck armor and entered her magazine,

the resulting explosion tore the Arizona apart sending her to the bottom of the harbor.

Of her crew of 1400

Only 335 survived,

while 1,177 were killed .

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Pearl Harbor Attack announcement - Radio Announcement December 7 1941

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70th Anniversary

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Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor

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View from NAS Ford Island toward the Navy Yard, during the Pearl Harbor raid

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NAS Ford Island seaplane base soon after the Pearl Harbor raid, 7 Dec. 1941

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Attempting to save a burning PBY at NAS Kanoche Bay after Japanese raid, 7 Dec. 1941

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PBYs destroyed by Japanese attack on NAS Kanoche Bay, 7 December 1941

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Army planes destroyed by Japanese attack on Wheeler Field, 7 Dec. 1941

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Army P-40 destroyed by Japanese attack on Wheeler Field, 7 Dec. 1941

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Japanese Navy planes circle an aircraft crash site near Ewa Beach, Oahu, 7 Dec. 1941

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Wrecked B-17 at Hickam Field after the Japanese raid, 7 Dec. 1941

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B-17E at Hickam Field after landing during the Japanese attack, 7 Dec. 1941

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Japanese Navy planes photographed from a B-17 , 7 Dec. 1941

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Burning PBY at NAS Kancobe after Japanese attack, 7 December 1941