USS Arizona Memorial

USS Arizona Memorial — page 1
A Watery Grave Yesterday December 7 1941 a date which will live in infamy the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian Islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces Very many American lives have been lost Always we will remember the character of the onslaught against us No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory(cid:0) President Franklin Delano Roosevelt December 8 1941 On December 7 1941 the USS Arizona was moored alongside 17 other American battleships at Pearl Harbor Hawaii The world was not at peace In Europe Germany with Adolf Hitler as its Fuhrer attacked France and Great Britain In Asia Japan was at war with China and wanted to take over other islands in the Pacific 4