Pearl Harbor

3. Type of ship that had both vessels destroyed and the longest repair time
4. Military base in Hawaii where many Army planes were destroyed on the ground
5. Country that attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor
8. Wheeler Field soldier who yelled “we’re under attack” as the first bomb hit
9. Branch that suffered more deaths than all other services combined
10. Type of ship damaged but not completely destroyed during the attack
12. Pearl Harbor survivor who heard “three odd aircraft” and saw the “red ball” before the attack
14. Time of day when the Pearl Harbor attack began
16. Pearl Harbor survivor on Ford Island who hid, then fought back with a machine gun
17. Japanese code word that signaled the surprise attack was underway

1. Type of attack Japan used to catch the United States unprepared
2. Word Roosevelt used to describe the attack as planned and intentional
6. Ocean that Japan crossed to reach Hawaii
7. Pearl Harbor sailor who was blown from his ship and survived by clinging to wreckage
10. Government body Roosevelt asked to declare war
11. Island in Hawaii where the attack took place
13. U.S. battleship whose explosion caused the greatest loss of American life during the attack
15. USS Utah sailor who climbed from the engine room after a torpedo hit and swam to Ford Island