December 7, 1941 marked the beginning date of the World War II. The Japanese launched a surprise attack on the Pearl Harbor, Hawai’i. This attack was meant to cripple US Pacific fleet which was a huge treat to Japan.

US Pacific fleet was based at O’ahu island, where the location is strategic and the sea depth is sufficient to host the giant battleship. Most importantly, the location was chosen by US President Franklin Roosevelt to reduce Japanese agression in China and South East Asia.

For the Japanese, the move was motivated by the needs to replenish its resources especially oil. With pressure from US, it has left no other option for Japan besides attacking US Pacific fleet to guranttee its invasion into China and Asia Pacific a success.

On the morning of December 7, 1941, a total of 353 Japanese plane reached Hawai’i and begin series of bombing and attack the US battleships which none of them is ready for counter attack.

USS Arizona suffered the most damage and eventually sunk, trapping its army personel inside the ship.

 

View the video of the attack of USS Arizona, specially edited for this post.

The USS Arizona Memorial provides a history flashback of the eventful day. This memorial is a live museum where visitors will see the shipwreck of USS Arizona and also stand onboard at the USS Missouri, where Japanese signed the surrender declaration.

This museum provides the audio tour where visitors listen to description as well as the sound effect during the war time.

USS Missouri at the background.

USS Bowfin, a submarine which was used during the WorldWar II.

This boat bring visitors to the shipwreck of the USS Arizona.

US Navy on duty.

The USS Arizona Memorial.

Lies below the memorial is the USS Arizona shipwreck.

The remains which can be seen from the surface.

After more than 60 years since the date of the attack, there is still oil floating on the sea.

A total of 1,177 soldiers died on the Arizona which most of them trapped inside the ship. Many of them shared the same last name, there were brothers and sisters working on the same ship.

USS Bowfin was a submarine and commission during the WorldWar II. It is now has become a musuem located next to the USS Arizona Memorial.

On August 21, 1944, Bowfin sunk the Tsushima Maru, an unmarked passenger/ cargo vessel that was carrying schoolchildren. 1,484 civilians including 767 schoolchildren were killed.

This is where the torpedo launches.

Inside the engine room of a submarine.

Some of the sexy pictures found at the crew’s bed compartment.

Another sexy calendar accompany the lonely crewmen.

USS Missouri is one the battleship that survived during the attack on December 7.

This is also the battleship that hosted the Japanese surrender declaration.

Pearl Harbor is still remain as the headquarter for the US Pacific fleet. There are numbers of warships docking at the US port.

Arizona Memorial on the left.

Declaration of surrender.

Propaganda during the war.

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