Pearl Harbor - Part 2

Photos of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese attack, the USS Arizona and the USS Maryland - Valor in the Pacific National Monument. National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior

We have gathered a collection of some of the best and most moving photos taken during the Second World War. They are from the National Archives in Washington D.C.
Please browse at your leisure. Meditate on the sacrifice given by these men and women in wartime.

This page is dedicated to photos of the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. The images in this gallery capture some of the events that occurred on that fateful day. - Part 2

Did you know?
 The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, acted as a catalyst propelling America into World War II. On December 8, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared war on Japan. In return, December 11, 1941, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States.

Did you know?
 The majority of the U.S. Pacific Fleet was moved to Pearl Harbor in 1940 as peace negotiations began to falter with Japan.

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 The Japanese aerial bomb that struck the forward section of the USS Arizona ignited the forward magazine causing a catastrophic explosion that sunk the battleship in nine minutes.

Did you know?
 The bond between USS Arizona shipmates went beyond being comrades; there were 37 sets of brothers assigned to the USS Arizona on December 7, 1941.

Did you know?
 The majority of the USS Arizona's crew went down with the ship; however, 337 crew members survived. Today, interments for deceased USS Arizona survivors are conducted on the ship. Over 25 interments have been conducted on the USS Arizona.

View toward drydock #1. At center, capsized USS Oglala and the damaged USS Helena Clean up begins on Ford Island. Smoke from the USS Shaw in the background
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Aerial view from Japanese fighter shows hits on the USS Oklahoma and the USS West Virginia U.S.S. Oklahoma takes a direct hit on Battleship Row
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Imperial Japanese Navy Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers the "War Message" on December 8, 1941 to a joint session of Congress
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The sinking USS California as seen from Ford Island. Note naval officers in civilian dress Sandbag defense positions at Ford Island. USS Nevada shown beached in the background
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Rescue workers at work on the hull of the capsized USS Oklahoma The USS Phoenix steams down the Ford Island channel past the USS West Virginia (left) and the USS Arizona (right)
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The USS Shaw on fire after the attack Nakajima B52N "Kate" fighter from the carrier Zuikaku flying over Pearl Harbor
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Oil from the USS West Virginia spreads into the waters of Pearl Harbor in this aerial view from a Japanese bomber PBY-5 airplanes burn near Hanger #1, Kaneohe Naval Air Station
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9:15 a.m. USS Narwhal at the submarine base in a view looking toward naval shipyard Two torpedos rest on the deck of the Japanese Navy carrier Akagi
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Wheeler Field and Schofield Barracks under attack, as seen from a Japanese aircraft Sailors rescue survivor alongside the sunken USS West Virginia
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