On December 7th, 1941, at approximately 7:48 AM local time, the first bombs began falling on Pearl Harbor. Japan had been at war with China for more than four years, and, under the weight of increased sanctions from the US, Japanese strategists decided to invade Southeast Asia to seize the war materials needed to win their war with China. To ensure that the Army would have a free hand as they invaded and secured the American protectorate in the Philippines, the Japanese Navy would attack the US Pacific fleet at its moorings. On that fateful day, some 2,400 American sailors, soldiers and marines lost their lives as their nation was propelled into war.
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