THE USS ARIZONA MEN. 75TH ANNIVERSARY - Tecno-Libro

On Sunday, December 7, 1941, shortly before 8 a.m. the men on board the USS Arizona were preparing for Sunday morning services, planning shore leave, writing letters home and visiting with shipmates. . Little did they know that the day's events would forever change their lives. . As the Japanese attacked, this quiet morning turned into a nightmare many would carry with them the rest of their lives. . Many more would not survive the devastating attack. . General Quarters was sounded and the men scrambled for their battle stations. . Within minutes, the men were firing back at the swarm of Japanese planes. . Facing, fires, black smoke, explosions and the continual strafing from the Japanese planes, these men remained at their respective battle stations. . Many died instantly when a bomb went through the after deck and landed in the black powder room igniting a huge explosion and an immense fire ball that traveled throughout the shi