Every year on December 7, National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, also known as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day or Pearl Harbor Day, is observed in the United States in remembrance of the 2,403 Americans who lost their lives in the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, which prompted the country to declare war on Japan the following day and thereby enter World War II.
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day was established by Public Law 103-308, 108 Stat. 1169, passed by the US Congress in 1994.
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President Bill Clinton signed the joint resolution on August 23, 1994.
The United States Code’s 36 U.S.C. 129 (Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies) was created as a result.
Contents
1Attack on Pearl Harbor
on November 2nd,
1.1Aftermath
2Pearl Harbor and Ford Island historic sites
3Pearl Harbor tributes
Attack on Pearl Harbor
A Pearl Harbor attack
Attack on Pearl Harbor, main text
The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service attacked the neutral United States at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, close to Honolulu, Hawaii, on Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, killing 2,403 Americans and injuring 1,178 others.
Four US Navy warships were damaged and four were sunk as a result of the attack.
In addition, it harmed one minelayer, three destroyers, and three cruisers.
189 aircraft were damaged, and 188 were lost.
A Pearl Harbor attack
Attack on Pearl Harbor, main text
The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service attacked the neutral United States at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, close to Honolulu, Hawaii, on Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, killing 2,403 Americans and injuring 1,178 others.
Four US Navy warships were damaged and four were sunk as a result of the attack.
In addition, it harmed one minelayer, three destroyers, and three cruisers.
189 aircraft were damaged, and 188 were lost.
A Pearl Harbor attack
Attack on Pearl Harbor, main text
The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service attacked the neutral United States at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, close to Honolulu, Hawaii, on Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, killing 2,403 Americans and injuring 1,178 others.
Four US Navy warships were damaged and four were sunk as a result of the attack.
In addition, it harmed one minelayer, three destroyers, and three cruisers.
189 aircraft were damaged, and 188 were lost.
Pearl Harbor and Ford Island historic sites
In Pearl Harbor: The USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor is a marble memorial over the sunken battleship USS Arizona, which was dedicated on May 30, 1962 (“Memorial Day”), in honor of the 1,177 crew members who were killed. The memorial remembers all military personnel who were killed in the Pearl Harbor attack. Note: This site is open to the public with boat tours to the memorial provided by the US Navy from the visitors center. The USS Oklahoma Memorial is in remembrance of a battleship that was sunk and lost 429 men on December 7, 1941. [7] The USS Utah Memorial is in remembrance of a former battleship that had been converted to a target ship in 1931 (thus, at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack carried the designation of AG-16), that was sunk in the attack on December 7, 1941.[8] A memorial to honor the crew including the 58 who died aboard USS Utah was dedicated on the northwest shore of Ford Island, near the ship’s wreck, in 1972. The ship, along with USS Arizona, was added to the National Register of Historic Places and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989. The USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park are in remembrance of an American submarine that sank 44 ships in World War II.[9] Note: This site is adjacent to the USS Arizona Memorial Visitors Center. Also on Ford Island. Note: Ford Island remains an active military installation therefore public access is restricted to approved tours, military personnel, military retirees, NOAA personnel, and their family members only. The USS Missouri Memorial.[10] The surrender of the Japanese on the deck of the USS Missouri brought the end of World War II. The Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor.
Pearl Harbor tributes
The Pearl Harbor Commemorative Medal was authorized by Congress in 1990, just before the attack on Pearl Harbor’s 50th anniversary.
The Pearl Harbor Survivor’s Medal, often known as this, was given to any member of the U.S. Armed Forces who was in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, and who took part in combat activities that day against the attack.
Additionally, those who perished or were hurt in the attack received a medal.
A few years later, Congress changed the legislation so that anyone who was in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, and participated in combat operations against Japanese armed forces attacking Hawaii was eligible to receive the honor.
There was a strict deadline to complete both tasks.