Pearl Harbor
Across
- 1. Japanese code word that signaled the surprise attack was underway
- 5. Island in Hawaii where the attack took place
- 6. Country that attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor
- 8. Wheeler Field soldier who yelled “we’re under attack” as the first bomb hit
- 10. Word Roosevelt used to describe the attack as planned and intentional
- 11. Type of attack Japan used to catch the United States unprepared
- 14. Pearl Harbor survivor who heard “three odd aircraft” and saw the “red ball” before the attack
- 15. Government body Roosevelt asked to declare war
Down
- 2. U.S. battleship whose explosion caused the greatest loss of American life during the attack
- 3. Military base in Hawaii where many Army planes were destroyed on the ground
- 4. Time of day when the Pearl Harbor attack began
- 7. Type of ship that had both vessels destroyed and the longest repair time
- 9. Ocean that Japan crossed to reach Hawaii
- 12. Pearl Harbor survivor on Ford Island who hid, then fought back with a machine gun
- 13. Branch that suffered more deaths than all other services combined