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December 7, 2021, marks the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
The National Park Service and the U.S. Navy will host a number of commemoration ceremonies in Hawaii that will also be live streamed on https://www.pearlharborevents.com:
80th Remembrance Ceremony- Dec. 7 at 7:40 a.m. HST
USS Nevada Memorial Ceremony- Dec. 5 at 1 p.m. HST
USS Utah Memorial Ceremony- Dec. 6 at 5 p.m. HST
USS Oklahoma Memorial Ceremony- Dec. 7 at 11 a.m. HST
Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, began like any other day on the island of Oahu. Unaware that only a few minutes away, history was about to change in 115 minutes of devastation.
At 07:55 HST Japanese bombers began a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and Ford Island Naval Air Station.
At 8:00 a.m. they bombed Wheeler Army Airfield northwest of Pearl Harbor. They destroyed 54 planes, killed 37 Soldiers and injured 53 as they bombed aircraft hangars and airstrips.
At 8:30 a.m., the Japanese warplanes began attacking Bellow Field located in Waimanalo east of Pearl Harbor.
At 8:40 a.m., they focused their attack on Hickam Field, located on the southeast end of Pearl Harbor. Bombing the flight line and concentrated on destroying 51 planes, focused on the destruction of the B-17 bombers. They killed 35 men in the mess hall as they were having breakfast, the total casualty for Hickam alone was 121 men killed, 274 wounded and 37 missing.
At 8:45 a.m., they began bombing Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay.
The air raid on the Hawaii territory lasted until 9:45 HST. The attack was intended to prevent any action from the United States and to cripple the Pacific Fleet to prevent interference with Japanese takeover of the Dutch East Indies and Malaya and enable them to conquer Southeast Asia.
The Japanese were incorrect in their assumptions about the United States. This devasting surprise attack by imperial Japanese warplanes launched America into WWII.
In what was 115 minutes of mayhem and destruction, the 360 Japanese warplanes sank two navy battleships, USS Arizona and USS Oklahoma. Many other ships were sunk, but later recovered and repaired. They destroyed 160 aircraft and damaged 150. They killed 2,403 servicemen and civilians and injured 1,178 others.
The National WWII Museum updated a list of surviving veterans by state Sept. 30, 2021. According to the list, Nebraska currently has 1,729 WWII veterans.
Although there is no official government listing of Pearl Harbor survivors, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs statistics shows that out of the 16 million Americans who served in WWII, only 240,329 are still alive.
December 7, a day to remember all those who made the ultimate sacrifice with their lives.
| Date Taken: | 12.05.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 12.15.2021 14:45 |
| Story ID: | 411056 |
| Location: | OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, NEBRASKA, US |
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