Pearl Harbour 81st anniversary: Flags lowered across Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana

The Pearl Harbour Memorial parade is held annually to pay homage to the lives lost in Pearl Harbour and remember the great sacrifice.

It commences at 4:30 PM local time and is also broadcasted live on various digital platforms.

It is known as the National Pearl Harbour Remembrance Day and honours those who lost their lives to the surprise Japanese Kamikaze attack on the US naval base in Hawaii.


353 Japanese fighter planes and bombers launched from six aircraft carriers launched the assault just before 8 AM local time on 7 December 1941. Around 2,403 Americans died in the attack, and about 1,178 more were injured.


Eight US Navy Battleships were damaged, out of which four were sunk. More than 180 US aircraft were also annihilated due to the attack. The Japanese lost 64 servicemen, along with 29 airplanes and five submarines. The attack was carried out to prevent the US from interfering in Japanese military plans in South East Asia.

This attack on the Pearl Harbour propelled the US to participate in WW II officially. The US finally avenged this incident almost after 4 years of war by dropping two atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 and making the Japanese surrender.

FAQs:

1. When did the Pearl Harbor attack take place?
   The attack took place on 7 December 1941.
2. Where is Pearl Harbor located?
   It is in Oahu, Hawaii, in the Pacific Ocean.