Day 342 of 365
Today is a day that will live in infamy... 71 years ago, the United States was attacked by Japan without warning... In just 110 minutes time the following things happened: - 2,335 US Servicemen lost their lives - 68 US Civilians lost their lives - 65 Japanese fighters lost their lives - 1,143 Servicemen were wounded - 35 US Civilians were wounded - The Arizona exploded when a bomb breached it's forward ammunition hold - Approximately 1,100 Servicemen died on board - After being torpedoed, the Oklahoma listed so badly it turned upside down - USS Utah was sturck on the port side but what was believed to be 3 torpedos and was sunk. It was later rolled over to clear the channel but was left on the bottom - 21 Ships of the US Fleet were either sunk or damaged - 188 US Aircraft were destroyed, 159 damaged, the majority were hit before they could take off We m...