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Pearl Harbor

By annaanker

  • 7:55 AM Many Ships Are Hit

    7:55 AM Many Ships Are Hit
    U.S.S. Oklahoma- trapped upside down
    U.S.S. Utah- the target ship
    U.S.S. Nevada- hit, but still firing
    U.S.S. Calirfornia- long sinking
    U.S.S. West Virginia- sinking is close
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    Pearl Harbor Events

  • 3:42 AM Spotted Submarine

    3:42 AM Spotted Submarine
    0342 hours- The Condor is on patrol less than 2 miles out from the harbor. They spot a sumergered submarine in the distance.

  • 6:45 AM Ward Destroys Submarine

    6:45 AM Ward Destroys Submarine
    0645 hours- William W. Outerbridge (Captain of The Ward) commands firing on the midget submarine. The first shot misses, but the second hits. The submarine slows and sinks.

  • 7:02 AM Aircraft Spotting

    7:02 AM Aircraft Spotting
    0702 hours- The new radar station is up and running. One of the two privates spots 50 or more planes in route for Pearl Harbor. They call the Fort Shafter information center.

  • 7:33 AM Warning Message Reaches Honolulu

    7:33 AM Warning Message Reaches Honolulu
    President Roosevelt and General George Marshall recieve a message from Japan that might mean war. They send a warning message to Hawaii over telegraph. Hawaii recieves this message at 0733 hours.

  • 7:40 AM First Attack Wave

    7:40 AM First Attack Wave
    The first wave of the Japanese attack hits Pearl Harbor. There was 49 high altitude bombers, 51 dive bombers, 40 torpedo planes, and 43 fighters.

  • 8:10 AM U.S.S. Arizona Explodes

    8:10 AM U.S.S. Arizona Explodes
    A bomb dropped from a high-altitude bomber hits the deck of the Arizona. More than a million pounds of gunpowder is set off. It killed 1,177 men. Took no more than 9 minutes for the ship to sink.

  • 8:54 AM Second Wave Hits Pearl Harbor

    8:54 AM Second Wave Hits Pearl Harbor
    35 fighters, 78 dive bombers, and 54 high altitude bombers. This wave hits the Pennsylvania. Another bursts an oil tank in between the Cassin and Downes.

  • 10:30 AM Wounded Fill the Hospitals

    10:30 AM Wounded Fill the Hospitals
    Many were horribly injured during these events. Most were burned and had gunshot wounds. Barraks, dining halls, and schools were converted to hospitals. The amount of deaths reached 2,390.

  • 1:00 PM Japanese Return Home

    1:00 PM Japanese Return Home
    The Japanese forces returned for home at atround 1 PM. A Japanese pilot explains, "Pearl Harbor is in flame and smoke; gasping helplessly". 44 months of war follow this attack on Pearl Harbor.