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Flotilla of Ships Sunk or Damaged During Pearl Harbor Attack

Besides the eight battleships damaged or sunk at Pearl Harbor by a Japanese aerial attack on Dec. 7, 1941, there were other vessels damaged or sunk and dozens of aircraft on several airfields were destroyed.

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Air Force Officer Contributes to DPAA Efforts > U.S. Department of Defense > Story

An airman smiles in front of shelves filled with medicine and prescription durgs.

People join the Air Force for many reasons, from the potential to travel abroad to the educational benefits it affords. For some, the opportunity presents itself in a way that can only be described as the right place at the right time, and the story

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Acts of Valor Abound on USS Oklahoma During Pearl Harbor Attack > U.S. Department of Defense > Story

Black-and-white image of a battleship at sea.

The first Japanese torpedo hit the battleship USS Oklahoma just before 8 a.m., Dec. 7, 1941, in a surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

USS Oklahoma

Commissioned: 1916.

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Acts of Valor Abound on USS Oklahoma During Pearl Harbor Attack

Navy Ensign John C. England and Ensign Francis C. Flaherty fought courageously, saving lives and earning various honors, during the Japanese attack on the USS Oklahoma in World War II.

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