On the morning of December 7, 1941, seventy nine years ago, Imperial Japanese naval and air forces launched an unprovoked and devastating attack on Naval Station Pearl Harbor on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
Tragically, 2,403 Americans perished were killed during the attack, including 68 civilians.
On this National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, America solemnly honors and uphold the memory of the men and women who lost their lives that day — “a date which will live in infamy” — and we reflect on the courage of all those who served our Nation with honor and valor in the Second World War.
In honor of the 79th Anniversary of the attack on #PearlHarbor we will be sharing content, pre and post-attack, over the next few days. The link below, while not comprehensive, focuses on the years and months before December 7, 1941. https://t.co/ZyRVBQJECb pic.twitter.com/tmSqYehpLw
— U.S. Naval History (@USNHistory) December 4, 2020
On this National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, let’s recall the phrase “Remember Pearl Harbor,” which stirred the fighting spirit within the hearts of the more than 16 million Americans who courageously served in World War II. Over 400,000 gave their lives in the global conflict that began, for America, on that fateful Sunday morning of December 7, 1941.
Source: https://www.nps.gov/valr/learn/historyculture/national-pearl-harbor-remembrance-day.htm