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7 December 1941

December 7, 2021AviationAir Raid on Pearl Harbor, Imperial Japanese Navy, Pearl Harbor, The Attack on Pearl Harbor, USS West Virginia (BB-48), World War IIBryan Swopes
The Attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941
The Attack on Pearl Harbor. A torpedo has just struck USS West Virginia (BB-48), 7:56 a.m., 7 December 1941 (Imperial Japanese Navy)

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