How Did The Uss Arizonaon Attack On Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked in one of the worst attacks in American History. The attack on Pearl Harbor cost the United States 2,500 lives, wounded 1,000 people, heavily damaged or destroyed 18 ships, and destroyed or put out of action close to 300 airplanes (History). The USS Arizona was hit the hardest and lost the most. Almost nine minutes after being hit four times by Japanese bombers, the USS Arizona sank taking 1,177 crew members with her (History). This is the story of the surviving crew members on the "date which will live in infamy," as President Roosevelt described it. The morning of December 7, 1941 was a Sunday that started out like any other Sunday morning. The men that were aboard the USS Arizona were either sleeping or
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Unperceived to the sailors the Japanese ships reached the position they were going to launch their attack from. The first fighters, bombers and torpedo planes, were launched at 6:00 in the morning. By 6:40 a.m. a midget submarine was spotted heading toward Pearl Harbor. The USS Ward spotted it and sank the sub, reporting the incident to headquarters (NPS). A large group of planes approaching from the north was picked up at the Opana Point radar station just before seven that morning. This was written off as expected incoming B-117's from the mainland or aircraft from the Enterprise (NPS).
Lieutenant Commander Samuel G. Fuqua and some of his men were in the ward room eating breakfast (USSarizona). Little did they know at 7:55 am their lives would be forever altered as the Japanese aircraft were directly over their intended targets, starting the attack on Pearl Harbor. Lieutenant Commander Fuqua described the attack as follows, "...about 0755 when a short signal on the ship's air raid alarm was made. I immediately went to the phone and called the officer-of-the-deck to
Unperceived to the sailors the Japanese ships reached the position they were going to launch their attack from. The first fighters, bombers and torpedo planes, were launched at 6:00 in the morning. By 6:40 a.m. a midget submarine was spotted heading toward Pearl Harbor. The USS Ward spotted it and sank the sub, reporting the incident to headquarters (NPS). A large group of planes approaching from the north was picked up at the Opana Point radar station just before seven that morning. This was written off as expected incoming B-117's from the mainland or aircraft from the Enterprise (NPS).
Lieutenant Commander Samuel G. Fuqua and some of his men were in the ward room eating breakfast (USSarizona). Little did they know at 7:55 am their lives would be forever altered as the Japanese aircraft were directly over their intended targets, starting the attack on Pearl Harbor. Lieutenant Commander Fuqua described the attack as follows, "...about 0755 when a short signal on the ship's air raid alarm was made. I immediately went to the phone and called the officer-of-the-deck to