The Attack That Woke a Sleeping Giant: Pearl Harbor (1941) #PearlHarbor #WWII #OnThisDay On this day in 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In just two hours, 2,403 Americans were killed and the US Pacific Fleet was devastated. This "date which will live in infamy" forced the United States to enter World War II | Big Bang Bogan

3.7K views · 82 reactions | More than 80 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, efforts are still ongoing to identify the remains of at least 85 sailors who perished on the USS Arizona. If you or someone you know is related to a servicemember who was aboard the Arizona and is still missing, please contact the appropriate Casualty Service Office to provide information and DNA to help bring them home. | The National WWII Museum | Facebook

14K views · 802 reactions | “They sank five battleships in the Pearl Harbor attack- four with torpedoes and one with a bomb that detonated the Arizona’s million-pound powder magazine.” Our Museum has one of the only two Nakajima B5N Kates left in existence. #pearlharboraviationmuseum | Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum | Facebook