WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
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USS Oklahoma
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USS New York
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USS Arizona
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USS California
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Detailed explanation-1: -Of the 2, 341 service members that died on Dec. 7, 1941, almost half died on the USS Arizona, a total of 1, 177.
Detailed explanation-2: -“So 1, 102 people remain entombed in the USS Arizona, considered buried at sea.” Interestingly, many of the surviving crew members have opted to have their cremated remains thrown into the sunken battleship.
Detailed explanation-3: -Famously, the battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) was only in combat for minutes before a Japanese armor-piercing bomb struck the ship’s forward magazine, causing an explosion that devastated the “super-dreadnought” and killed 1, 177 officers and crewmen.
Detailed explanation-4: -A memorial was built at the USS Arizona site, thanks in part to Elvis Presley. After Arizona sank, its superstructure and main armament were salvaged and reused to support the war effort, leaving its hull, two gun turrets and the remains of more than 1, 000 crewmen submerged in less than 40 feet of water.