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USS Ward (DD139) was the first to fire on december 7, 1941 70 minutes before the Japanese aircraft carriers launched the attack on pearl harbor.
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Who were the soldiers who shot the first return shots at Pearl Harbor?
US Soldiers were NOT the first to fire at the enemy at Pearl Harbor. US Sailors were the first men to open fire at the enemy at Pearl Harbor. US Crewmen aboard the US Navy destroyer USS Ward, sank a Japanese Mini-Submarine (Midget Sub) prior to the aerial attack.
Was World War 2 fought in American soil?
Yes, and that was Pearl Harbor and the Japanese made an air raid attack with 300 planes only 29 were shot down one of the first was planes shot down was bye Dorie Miller the man in the picture he was the first African-American. Pearl Harbor is how the US joined WW2 and other American Territories. --------------- WWII happened throughout Europe. Pearl Harbor was just the act by the Japanese DURING the war that caused the US to join the fight.
How does Danny walker in pearl harbor movie die?
he jumps in front of a bullet and get shot in the gut
How many Japanees died at pearl harbor?
approximately 13 in the 9 planes shot down
Where there Japanese POWs from the Pearl Harbor attack?
No, those shot down died in the crash or didn't surrender This is not correct. There was one POW taken at Pearl Harbor: Kazuo Sakamaki, a midget submarine officer.
Was US a first world country in world war 2?
No, America wanted to stay out of it; but joined when Pearl Harbor was bombed. Americe actually fired the first shot during the Pearl Harbour conflict when they spotted a jap sub in the waters of the Harbour.
What weapons did the United States use in Pearl Harbor?
They used mostly antiaircraft guns and shot guns
Who shot down the first plane in pearl harbor?
Arlie Wilson. He was a cook onboard a ship in dock at the time of the attack. He went on deck and operated one of the guns to become the first person to shoot down a Japanese plane at Pearl Harbor.
How many bullets were shot during the pearl harbor attack?
Probably over a couple 100,000 to a million or more.
How many Japanese planes were shot down during the attack on Pearl Harbor?
During the attack on Pearl Harbor 29 of 360 Japanese planes were shot down. Only a few US planes made it in the air, so most Japanese planes were shot down by the sailors on the vessels in the harbor. The Japanese lost nine aircraft in the first attack wave and twenty in the second.
Who was the Japanese navy commander of the attacking force on Pearl Harbor?
The Japanese commander and planner of the attack on Pearl Harbor was Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. He remained as an American nemesis throughout most of the Pacific War. He was killed in 1943 when a plane he was in was shot down.
Who were the leaders in the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Admiral Yamamoto. Who was stated to be the best Admiral in Japan until his plane was shot out of the sky and was killed.
