Pearl Harbor,inlet of the island of Oahu,Hawaii,6 miles west of Honolulu,and the site of one of the principal naval bases of the U.S.

Early in the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese submarines and carrier-based planes attacked the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. Nearby military airfields were also attacked by the Japanese planes. Eight American battle ships and thirteen other naval vessels wee sunk or badly damaged, almost 200 American aircraft were destroyed and approximately 3,000 naval and military personnel were killed or wounded. The attack marked the entrance of Japan into World War II on the side of Germany and Italy, and the entrance of the U. S. On the of Allied side.

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