WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
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Detailed explanation-1: -The attack killed 2, 403 U.S. personnel, including 68 civilians, and destroyed or damaged 19 U.S. Navy ships, including 8 battleships. The three aircraft carriers of the U.S. Pacific Fleet were out to sea on maneuvers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Eventually, all but three of the ships sunk or damaged at Pearl Harbor were repaired: the USS Arizona (too badly damaged to be salvaged), the USS Oklahoma (raised but considered to be too old to be worth repairing), and the USS Utah (also considered obsolete).
Detailed explanation-3: -The 13 U.S. Navy ships that were RETURNED to service after Pearl Harbor.
Detailed explanation-4: -Within two hours, 21 US warships had been sunk or damaged, 188 aircraft destroyed and 2, 403 American servicemen and women killed.