WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE PACIFIC OCEAN THEATER OF WWII
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Hawaii
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Soviet Union
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Detailed explanation-1: -Located on the island of Oahu, “The Gathering Place, ” halfway between Japan and the mainland United States, Pearl Harbor will always be a welcoming place where survivors of the attack can reflect on the events which led to the war and which had such a profound impact on the lives of an entire generation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Naval Station Pearl Harbor is a United States naval base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. In 2010, along with the United States Air Force’s Hickam Air Force Base, the facility was merged to form Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam. Pearl Harbor is the headquarters of the United States Pacific Fleet.
Detailed explanation-3: -Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
Detailed explanation-4: -The attack commenced at 7:48 a.m. Hawaiian Time (6:18 p.m. GMT). The base was attacked by 353 Imperial Japanese aircraft (including fighters, level and dive bombers, and torpedo bombers) in two waves, launched from six aircraft carriers. Of the eight U.S. Navy battleships present, all were damaged, with four sunk.