HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
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Norfolk, Virginia
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San Diego, California
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Seattle, Washington
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Detailed explanation-1: -250, 2nd Deck, Pearl Harbor, HI, 96860.
Detailed explanation-2: -Forming the Pacific Fleet San Diego was deemed too far from Japan should open hostilities break out. During the summer of 1940, the Battle Fleet was transferred to Pearl Harbor on Oahu, a part of the American Territory of Hawaii.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pearl Harbor is the headquarters of the United States Pacific Fleet.
Detailed explanation-4: -Navy Region Hawaii oversees the U.S. Navy’s largest and most strategic island base in the Pacific. The Navy region extends over 23, 000 acres of land and water on Oahu and Kauai and serves as the host for the headquarters of seven major Navy commands, including the Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet.
Detailed explanation-5: -The worst blow came at Hawaii, site of the giant Pearl Harbor naval base and other military installations. Japanese bombers destroyed or damaged 21 American naval vessels and over 300 aircraft. The attacks killed 2403 military personnel and civilians and shattered the U.S. Pacific Fleet.