WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
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Detailed explanation-1: -Arizona, the ship that, for many, has come to symbolize the entire event. The forward deck of the Arizona was struck by a 1, 760-pound bomb that triggered a massive explosion, lifted the 33, 000-ton vessel out of the water and killed 1, 177 sailors and Marines instantly.
Detailed explanation-2: -Of the 1, 177 USS Arizona sailors and Marines killed at Pearl Harbor, more than 900 could not be recovered and remain entombed on the ship, which sank in nine minutes. A memorial built in 1962 sits above the wreckage.
Detailed explanation-3: -The USS Arizona Memorial spans the sunken hulk of the battleship USS Arizona. The ship was sunk in the opening minutes of World War II during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Nearly 1, 000 men are entombed in the vessel’s hull, which is now a national cemetery.
Detailed explanation-4: -After the attack, the ship was left resting on the bottom with the deck just awash. In the days and weeks following, efforts were made to recover the bodies of the crew and the ship’s records. Eventually, further recovery of bodies became fruitless and the bodies of at least 900 crewmen remained in the ship.