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entrance to Pearl Harbor. CONDOR'S rescue by small boat as Battleship Row
skipper signaled the destroyer WARD, explodes and burns.
also on patrol nearby. The WARD (Ford Island, photo taken by a Japanese
bombed the unknown enemy submarine pilot) A Japanese pilot's viewpoint of one
with a depth charge. This was officially of the first big explosions of the attack. It
the very first shot fired by the United appears that Battleship Row's USS WEST
States in World War II. Meanwhile, the VIRGINIA is taking on the first of nine
CONDOR headed back into Pearl Harbor, torpedoes that nearly destroyed her. This
and thus the anti-submarine nets were sturdy battleship somehow survived the
opened. This allowed other Japanese onslaught.
midget subs to approach Pearl Harbor.
However, all five of these German- (The USS ARIZONA burning) The USS
designed, Japanese-built 2-man midget ARIZONA burns and sinks after a
subs failed in their duties, with nine of massive explosion in the most notorious
their crewmen killed and one captured. photograph of the the "Day of Infamy".
The captured submariner was the first
Japanese prisoner of war. (Planes aboard a Japanese aircraft carrier)
As day breaks on Dec. 7, 1941, 183
Side one features many photographic aircraft are readied for takeoff from six
images with captions for each. You will Japanese aircraft carriers, known as the
have to see the map to appreciate the "Strike Force", 230 miles north of Oahu.
images (remember, a picture tells a (Ford Island's airfield with an huge
thousand words). Never the less, here are explosion in the background) Shocked
the words that go with the images: and injured airmen watch from amongst
Ford Island's destroyed aircraft as the USS
(Battleship Row, photo taken by a SHAW'S magazine blows up in Dry Dock
Japanese pilot) Hickam Field burns while No. 2. Japanese bombs were dropped on
Battleship Row has just begun to be all of the Air Bases to prevent US planes
attacked. Note the shock waves on the from taking part in any counter-offensive
water from the first torpedo, which struck to the Japanese sneak attack, or following
the USS WEST VIRGINIA. Hickam the Japanese planes back to their carriers.
Field was attacked first to prevent an (Doris “Dorie” Miller) PEARL HARBOR
American air reprisal. In a moment the HERO Defending and saving fellow
USS ARIZONA would receive a 1760 lb. sailors in the midst of this unexpected
bomb, which would explode its forward attack produced many heroes. An
magazine, sinking the ship in nine example is this man, Mess Attendant, 2nd
minutes. Class Doris “Dorie” Miller, on the USS
WEST VIRGINIA. He comforted his
(Small boat approaching burning mortally wounded Captain, then, despite
battleships) Fellow sailors come to the enemy bombs and strafing he took control
