Monday, February 23, 2015

Hawaii - Pearl Harbor, Arizona Memorial

Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i
Arizona Memorial
Pearl Harbor is on the island of O'ahu, Hawai'i, west of Honolulu.  Much of the harbor and surrounding land was in 1941 and continues to be a deep water harbor for the US Navy.  On December 7, 1941 a Japanese Naval Fleet secretly moved into position north of the island of O'ahu and launched a surprise attach on the Pacific Fleet at anchor in Pearl Harbor attacking at 7:55am.  This was the event that resulted in the United Staes entering World War II.

Photographer - Dai Hirota
2015

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