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Danielle Broussard Pearl Harbor 6th Period World History Saturday, December 6 President Franklin Roosevelt tries one last time to get the Emperor of Japan to declare peace. The U.S. code-breaking service Begins intercepting a Fourteen part Japanese message and decoded only thirteen parts of it. No Warning The people at Pearl Harbor had no warning. The People at the White House had decoded some of the Japanese message, but they did not send a warning out to anyone. Within twenty-four hours, more of the country’s naval force was destroyed than in all of World War I. The Attack The Japanese hit their first target at 7:53 am on December 7, 1941. The second attack was at 8:55am. By 9:55 the attack was over. By 1:00pm the carriers that launched the planes, were headed back to Japan. Sunday, December 7 The United States was taken completely by surprise. Aircrafts and battleships were the first attack’s targets. Other ships and shipyard facilities were the second attack’s targets. The air raid lasted until 9:45am. Damages Eight battleships Eight cruisers Twenty-nine destroyers Nine submarines Fifty other ships Three hundred ninety planes Casualties Two thousand three hundred thirty-five military and sixtyeight civilians were dead. One thousand one hundred forty-three military and thirtyfive civilians were wounded. Japanese The Japanese launched 353 aircrafts in the attack. Five Japanese midget submarines joined the attack. Though none did any damage. After the attack, one submarine was found beached. The two men aboard were the first two prisoners of war. Japanese Aircrafts At 7:53am, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor under the command of Mitsuo Fuchida. Fifty-one ‘Val’ dive bombers Forty ‘Kate’ torpedo bombers Fifty high level bombers Forty-three ‘Zero’ fighters Their Battle cry was “Tora! Tora! Tora!”(Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!). United States The Pacific Fleet’s aircraft carriers, submarines, and fuel oil storage facilities were not damaged. They formed the foundation for the Battle of Midway. Six of the eight damaged battleships at Pearl Harbor returned to service. Monday, December 8 The United states declared war on Japan. They called December 7, “a date which will live in infamy…” Thursday, December 11 Germany and Italy declare war on the United States. The war had now become global with Japan, Germany, and Italy against America, Britain, France and their Allies. Pictures of the bombing of Pearl Harbor USS West Virginia USS West Virginia Japanese flying away after the attack. Nazi Flag Declaration of War Atomic Bomb The USS Arizona The USS Arizona was one of the ships that was sunk in the attack on Pearl Harbor. It was the third ship to be named in honor of the forty-eighth state. It was hit by a one thousand seven hundred and sixty pound bomb. One thousand one hundred seventyseven lives were lost on the ship during the attack on Pearl Harbor.