Pearl Harbor

M. This wave damaged eight.
             ships including the USS Pennsylvania which was a sister ship to the Arizona. However many of.
             the targeted bombs missed and the Japanese were only successful in sinking three ships. Many of.
             the air force bases were targeted and hit during the attack as well. Overall you can say that the.
             Japanese had a very well though out plan of what the wanted to accomplish with his attack.
             (Kimmer 30).
             After the attack on Pearl Harbor had taken place the American soldiers that had survived.
             went looking for and Japanese Task Forces. At this time American task forces were beginning to.
             come into the harbor. The harbor however was still in very much chaos and still panicking not.
             knowing if there was going to be another attack. When the American plane started to fly in the.
             soldiers had no idea who it was and the accidentally shot down three of their own planes killing.
             three pilots (Kimmer 39). The state of Hawaii was put , Martial Law at this time by the President.
             of the United States (Goldatein 174). The American population heard about the attack on Pearl.
             Harbor at 1:40 P.M. which out many capacities of people wondering if the Japanese were going.
             to attack the states or if they were going to take any further actions. President Roosevelt declared.
             war on the Japanese the following day which would eventually lead to World War 2. The total.
             damage done at Pearl Harbor was five of the eight had been bombarded and sunk in the harbor.
             Overall 18 of the 96 vessels were either hit and sunk or very seriously damaged by the force of.
             the attack. The thing that makes this attack so horrifying is the number of casualties lost. Overall.
             there is to be more then 3,500 American either dead or wounded from these horrible acts.
             performed by the Japanese (n.p. Pearl Harbor Radiograms 1).
             Many Americans wee very badly hurt on the 7th of December. Many of them lost loved.
             ones in the blinking of an eye or the voice of someone over the radio say that we had been.