Eyewitness to #Pearl Harbor Attack

Authors meet…Navy veteran Robert Lee shared stories with me about December 7, 1941, what he saw during the attack at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu. First wave reported Japanese air strike of 110 aircraft was at 7:55AM.  The second Japanese air strike of 130 aircraft was 55 minutes later. Above pictures left to right: The Lone Sailor memorial, In red shirt; Robert Lee, The Lone Sailor and dufflebag, a Sailor uniform worn during the attack, USS Arizona memorial, USS Arizona Anchor, USS Arizona Torrents and Sunrise at Honolulu. Author and illustrator; Allen Seiden of Pearl Harbor

The greatest loss of life as a result of the Pearl Harbor attack was on the USS Arizona..1,177 men.  It was considered to be the main memorial from the attack. 130 ships were in port that morning including; USS Oklahoma, USS California, USS Marilyn, USS Tennessee, USS Utah and USS W.Virginia which sustained loss of life, major damage to complete loss.  Total loss of life resulting from the attack; 2,500 men.  The USS Enterprise, USS Saratoga and the USS Midway avoided damage because they were not in port that morning.

Below:  Current underwater footage of the USS Arizona.