![]() They instantly moved to man their battle positions beneath the ship’s gun turret. Most of its members were up on deck preparing to play music for the daily flag raising ceremony when the attack began. Among the 1,177 crewmen killed were all 21 members of the Arizona’s band, known as U.S. Almost half of the casualties at Pearl Harbor occurred on the naval battleship USS Arizona, which was hit four times by Japanese bombers and eventually sank. ![]() The USS Arizona’s entire band was lost in the attack. In November 1942, all five siblings were killed in action when their light cruiser, the USS Juneau, was sunk during the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.Ģ. The five Sullivan brothers of Waterloo, Iowa, for instance, jointly enlisted after learning that a friend, Bill Ball, had died aboard the USS Arizona Their only condition upon enlistment was that they be assigned to the same ship. However, no official regulations were established, and by the end of the war hundreds of brothers had fought-and died¬-together. officials attempted to discourage the practice after Pearl Harbor. Though family members often served on the same ship before World War II, U.S. Both members of the ship’s only father-and-son pair, Thomas Augusta Free and his son William Thomas Free, were killed in action. Only one full set of brothers, Kenneth and Russell Warriner, survived the attack Kenneth was away at flight school in San Diego on that day and Russell was badly wounded but recovered. Of these 77 men, 62 were killed, and 23 sets of brothers died. There were 37 confirmed pairs or trios of brothers assigned to the USS Arizona on December 7, 1941. Twenty-three sets of brothers died aboard the USS Arizona. Roosevelt described it on December 8, 1941, explore five little-known facts about the USS Arizona and the attack that plunged America into war.ġ. As we commemorate the 70th anniversary of this “date which will live in infamy,” as President Franklin D. Almost half of the casualties at Pearl Harbor occurred on the naval battleship USS Arizona, which was hit four times by Japanese bombers. The assault, which lasted less than two hours, claimed the lives of more than 2,500 people, wounded 1,000 more and damaged or destroyed 18 American ships and nearly 300 airplanes. base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, launching one of the deadliest attacks in American history. EST) on December 7, 1941, Japanese fighter planes attacked the U.S. 5 Facts About Pearl Harbor and the USS ArizonaĪt 7:55 a.m.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |