[7thengbn] Fw: PEARL HARBOR December 7th, 1941

Fri Jun 2 01:14:47 CDT 2006

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Subject: Fw: PEARL HARBOR December 7th, 1941

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Subject: Fw: PEARL HARBOR December 7th, 1941

Make sure you scroll all the way down because below the writing is one more photo

THESE PHOTOS WERE RECEIVED FROM AN SAILOR WHO SERVED ON THE USS QUAPAW   
ATF-11O.  INTERESTING AS I'VE NEVER SEEN THEM ANYWHERE ELSE. 
I THINK THEY'RE SPECTACULAR. 

PEARL HARBOR  December 7th, 1941 

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Pearl Harbor 
On Sunday, December 7th, 1941 the Japanese launched a  surprise attack against the U.S. Forces stationed at Pearl Harbor,   
Hawaii. By planning his attack on a Sunday, the Japanese commander  Admiral Nagumo, hoped to catch the entire fleet in port. As luck  would have it, the Aircraft Carriers and one of the Battleships  were not in port. (The USS Enterprise was returning from Wake  Island, where it had just delivered some aircraft. (The USS  Lexington was ferrying aircraft to Midway, and the USS Saratoga and  USS Colorado were undergoing repairs in the United States.) 

In spite of the latest intelligence reports about the missing aircraft carriers (his most important targets), Admiral Nagumo  decided to continue the attack with his force of six carriers and  423 aircraft. At a range of 230 miles north of Oahu, he launched  the first wave of a two-wave attack. Beginning at 0600 hours his  first wave consisted of 183 fighters and torpedo bombers which  struck at the fleet in Pearl Harbor and the airfields in Hickam,  Kaneohe and Ewa. The second strike, launched at 0715 hours,  consisted of 167 aircraft, which again struck at the same targets. 

At 0753 hours the first wave consisting of 40 Nakajima B5N2  "Kate" torpedo bombers, 51 Aichi D3A1 "Val" dive bombers, 50 high  altitude bombers and 43 Zeros struck airfields and Pearl Harbor.  Within the next hour, the second wave arrived and continued the  attack. 

When it was over, the U.S. losses were: 
Casualties 
   USA: 218 KIA, 364 WIA. 
   USN: 2,008 KIA, 710 WIA. 
   USMC: 109 KIA, 69 WIA. 
   Civilians: 68 KIA, 35 WIA. 
   TOTAL: 2,403 KIA, 1,178 WIA. 
Battleships 
   USS Arizona (BB-39) - total loss when a bomb hit her mag! azine. 
   USS Oklahoma (BB-37) - Total loss when she capsized and sunk in  the harbor. 
   USS California (BB-44) - Sunk at her berth. Later raised and  repaired. 
   USS West Virginia (BB-48) - Sunk at her berth. Later raised and  repaired. 
   USS Nevada - (BB-36) Beached to prevent sinking. Later repaired . 
   USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) - Light damage. 
   USS Maryland (BB-46) - Light damage. 
   USS Tennessee (BB-43) Light damage. 
   USS Utah (AG-16) - (former battleship used as a target) - Sunk. 
Cruisers 
   USS New Orleans (CA-32) - Light Damage. 
   USS San Francisco (CA38) - Light Damage. 
   USS Detroit (CL-8) - Light Damage. 
   USS Raleigh (CL-7) - Heavily damaged but repaired. 
   USS Helena (CL-50) - Light Damage. 
   USS Honolulu (CL-48) - Light Damage. 
Destroyers 
   USS Downes (DD-375) - Destroyed. Parts salvaged. 
   USS Cassin - (DD-372) Destroyed. Parts salvaged. 
   USS Shaw (DD-373) - Very heavy damage. 
   USS Helm (DD-388) - Light Damage. 
Minelayer 
   USS Ogala (CM-4) - Sunk but later rai sed and repaired. 
Seaplane Tender 
    USS Curtiss (AV-4) - Severely damaged but later repaired. 
Repair Ship 
   USS Vestal (AR-4) - Severely damaged but later repaired. 
Harbor Tug 
   USS Sotoyomo (YT-9) - Sunk but later raised and repaired. 
Aircraft 
   188 Aircraft destroyed (92 USN and 92 U.S. Army Air Corps.) 

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