Pearl Harbor In Pictures

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Smoke pours from wrecked American warships after the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

 U.S. Navy battleships at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 (l-r): USS West Virginia (BB-48) (sunk), USS Tennessee (BB-43) (damaged), and the USS Arizona (BB-39) (sunk).

 Hangar on Ford Island burns

 Destroyer USS Shaw exploding after her forward magazine was detonated

 The U.S. Navy battleship USS California (BB-44) slowly sinking alongside Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (USA), as a result of bomb and torpedo damage, 7 December 1941. The destroyer USS Shaw (DD-373) is burning in the floating dry dock YFD-2 in the left distance. The battleship USS Nevada (BB-36) is beached in the left-center distance.

 Battleship USS Arizona explodes.

U.S.S. Arizona sunk

 A destroyed Vindicator at Ewa field, the victim of one of the smaller attacks on the approach to Pearl Harbor.

Battleship USS Nevada attempting to escape from the harbor.

Battleship USS West Virginia took two aerial bombs, both duds, and seven torpedo hits, one of which may have come from a midget submarine.

 A destroyed B-17 after the attack on Hickam Field.

 Aftermath: USS West Virginia (severely damaged), USS Tennessee (damaged), and the USS Arizona (sunk).

 Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941. Japanese naval aircraft prepare to take off from an aircraft carrier (reportedly Shokaku) to attack Pearl Harbor during the morning of 7 December 1941. Plane in the foreground is a "Zero" Fighter. This is probably the launch of the second attack wave.

 The wrecked destroyers USS Downes (DD-375) and USS Cassin (DD-372) in Drydock One at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, soon after the end of the Japanese air attack. Cassin has capsized against Downes. USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) is astern, occupying the rest of the drydock. The torpedo-damaged cruiser USS Helena (CL-50) is in the right distance, beyond the crane. Visible in the center distance is the capsized USS Oklahoma (BB-37), with USS Maryland (BB-46) alongside. The smoke is from the sunken and burning USS Arizona (BB-39), out of view behind Pennsylvania. USS California (BB-44) is partially visible at the extreme left.

 Not originally published in LIFE. B-17 Bombers fill the Hawaiian sky, December 1941. (William C. Shrout—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)

 Not originally published in LIFE. The exposed wreckage of the battleship USS Arizona. (Bob Landry—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)

U.S.S. Arizona

Not originally published in LIFE. A sailor chalks a message to America's fighting men from the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations on a destroyer at Pearl Harbor. "Your conduct and action have been splendid. While you have suffered from a treacherous attack, your commander-in-chief has informed me that your courage and stamina remain magnificent. You know you will have your revenge. Recruiting stations are jammed with men eager to join you." (Bob Landry—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Jan. 20, 2004) -- Pearl Harbor survivor Bill Johnson stares at the list of names inscribed in the USS Arizona Memorial. Johnson visited the memorial to pay respects to the Sailors killed that day, particularly his friend and high school buddy, W N Royals, 64 years after the attack. He also met with Rear Adm. Paul F. Sullivan, Commander, U.S. Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet, who presented him with a command coin. He also received a pier side tour of USS La Jolla (SSN 701) and toured the Bowfin Museum. Johnson served in the U.S. Navy as a Torpedoman 1st Class for seven years and made several patrols aboard USS Holland and USS Devilfish. While on Patrol in the Pacific aboard USS Devilfish, Johnson and his shipmates survived a kamikaze attack and also managed to escape an enemy minefield. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist David Rush. (RELEASED)

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