![]() ![]() The ship burned for days after the attack due to the fuel on board. The battleship Arizona exploded, killing nearly all of the crew on board, accounting for 1,177 of the total of 2,300 American deaths at Pearl Harbor. ![]() ![]() Eight ships were sunk or severely damaged and 347 U.S. Bombs began to drop over the docks at Pearl Harbor along "battleship row." Approximately an hour later 168 more planes appeared dropping more bombs. Radar at Pearl Harbor had picked up the fleet, but the Americans assumed the planes were B-17 bombers coming from California. The planes arrived off the coast of the island of Oahu, Hawaii, shortly before 8:00 in the morning. They used broadcasts from Honolulu radio stations to help them navigate. Early in the morning 183 Japanese fighter planes took off from aircraft carriers in the Pacific Ocean. In 1941 on this day, the Japanese attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor. Well, I just think it would be good if one of us It's just that the way that man has his briefcaseĪnd all the hard water and the deep canyons below. Into a band of pilgrims on the last open road.įor us to reunite to jubilize the moment, Reprinted with permission.Īt the gate, I sit in a row of blue seats Poem: "Passengers" by Billy Collins, from Sailing Alone Around the Room © Random House. ![]()
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