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Archival Images
Wreckage of USS Downes and USS Cassin
Seen shortly after the attack, the destroyers USS Downes and USS Cassin lie wrecked in front of the USS Pennsylvania in Pearl Harbor’s Drydock One. Smoke rises from the USS Arizona in the distance. Gift of Robert M. Heim, 2002.300.005
USS Helena
With the USS Helena and the capsized USS Oglala in the foreground, smoke billows from multiple warships on December 7, 1941. Gift of Julian Dean, 2010.523.029
USS Shaw Explodes
Among the destruction of the attack, sailors at Ford Island Naval Air Station watch as the USS Shaw explodes in the distance. Courtesy of the US Naval History and Heritage Command
Among the destruction of the attack, sailors at Ford Island Naval Air Station watch as the USS Shaw explodes in the distance. Courtesy of the US Naval History and Heritage Command
Downed B-17
Flying into Hickam Air Field on December 7, this B-17 was hit by a strafing attack and burned in half on the runway. Courtesy of the US Naval History and Heritage Command
Flying into Hickam Air Field on December 7, this B-17 was hit by a strafing attack and burned in half on the runway. Courtesy of the US Naval History and Heritage Command
Honolulu-Star Bulletin Front Page
Many learned details of the attack through newspaper headlines, like this one from the Honolulu-Star Bulletin. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Brechtel, 2008.442.001
USS Ogala
After an attack by Japanese aircraft, the USS Oglala lies capsized in Pearl Harbor. Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration
After an attack by Japanese aircraft, the USS Oglala lies capsized in Pearl Harbor. Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration
USS Shaw Explodes II
The USS Shaw explodes during the attack on December 7, 1941. Courtesy of the Library of Congress
The USS Shaw explodes during the attack on December 7, 1941. Courtesy of the Library of Congress
USS Arizona
The USS Arizona burns after the Pearl Harbor attack. Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration
The USS Arizona burns after the Pearl Harbor attack. Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration
Propaganda Poster
Following the Pearl Harbor attack, the Office of War Information produced many posters calling on the American public to remember and to avenge those killed. Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration
Following the Pearl Harbor attack, the Office of War Information produced many posters calling on the American public to remember and to avenge those killed. Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration
Lei-Laying at Sailors' Graves
In spring 1942, sailors honor men killed during the Japanese attack on Naval Air Station Kaneohe, Oahu, by laying leis on their graves in Hawaiian tradition. Courtesy of the US Naval History and Heritage Command
In spring 1942, sailors honor men killed during the Japanese attack on Naval Air Station Kaneohe, Oahu, by laying leis on their graves in Hawaiian tradition. Courtesy of the US Naval History and Heritage Command
Archival Video
FDR's Day of Infamy Speech
President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers a speech before Congress on December 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Early on December 7, 1941, citizens and servicemembers alike in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, faced terror as Japanese planes rained fire on the island in a stunning surprise attack on the US Navy’s Pacific Fleet.
Pearl Harbor Aftermath
The Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor killed over 2,400 American servicemembers and civilians and destroyed or damaged 19 US warships and 300 aircraft in less than 90 minutes.