Pearl Harbor Attack Timeline. Day of the Pearl Harbor attack in WWII. The coordinated attack begins as dive bombers strike the Army Air Forces' Wheeler Field, north of Pearl Harbor, and Hickam Field, near Ford Island's Battleship Row.
Although stunned by the attack at Pearl Harbor, the Pacific Fleet's aircraft carriers, submarines and, most importantly, its fuel oil storage facilities emerged unscathed. These assets formed the foundation for the American response that led to victory at the Battle of Midway the following June and ultimately. The attack of the Japanese also was.
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Five things you may not know about the day that lives in infamy.
In a full-circle chain of events, the war concluded with the U. The attack on Pearl Harbor ranks as the most successful military surprise attack in the early years of combined naval/aerial combat. The sneak attack sparked outrage in the American populace, news media, government and the world.