2403 Killed

[ronn47]

The attack on Pearl Harbor killed 2,403 U.S. personnel, including sailors, soldiers and civilians. Additionally, 1,178 people were wounded. 129 Japanese soldiers were killed.

Half of the dead at Pearl Harbor were on the USS Arizona.

Pearl Harbor: Attack, Deaths & Facts

Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii, that was the scene of a devastating surprise attack by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941. The day after the attack, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan.

www.history.com

 

[Inglis]

I shall never forget.

 

[Grits]

My maternal grandfather has a first cousins other USS Arizona. I remember.

 

[rufrdr]

I worked with a guy who was a Marine bugler on one of the battleships at Pearl Harbor, I forget which one.