USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service attacked the neutral United States at Naval Station Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii, killing 2, 403 Americans and injuring 1, 178 others.

Detailed explanation-2: -The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, just before 8:00 a.m. (local time) on Sunday, December 7, 1941.

Detailed explanation-3: -On that Sunday morning, many military personnel were attending off-base services, leaving the ships in the harbor understaffed in the event of an emergency. By deciding to attack on a Sunday, Japan had knowingly chosen a day where the United States would not be at full strength.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor began at 7:55 that morning. The entire attack took only one hour and 15 minutes. Captain Mitsuo Fuchida sent the code message, “Tora, Tora, Tora, ” to the Japanese fleet after flying over Oahu to indicate the Americans had been caught by surprise.

Detailed explanation-5: -The carriers launched their aircraft early on a Sunday morning. US forces were completely unprepared, and in less than ninety minutes, Japanese planes destroyed or damaged 19 US warships and 300 aircraft, and killed over 2, 400 US servicemen.