Pearl Harbor
Tour of Historical Locations
During the Attacks of 7 December 1941
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor. In complete surprise, the attackers wrecked a fleet battle ships, crippled harbor infrastructure, and prevented immediate retaliation by bombing all the airports on Oahu. It was the event that united the American people to fight against a common enemy in World War II. Today, monuments of the carnage testify to the destruction Pearl Harbor. Download this GPS tour of significant locations during "The Day of Infamy."
GPS Map Details
Source File: pearl_harbor_1941.kmz (2KB)
Revised: 21 December 2008
Class B Data
Waypoints: Twelve (12)
| 0702 | Opana Radar Station - operators detect unidentified aircraft. |
| 0710 | Fort Shafter - Radar operators attempted to notify headquarters at Ft. Shafter but the Signal Corps had all left for breakfast. |
| 0751 | Wheeler Field - Japanese start attacking airports on Oahu like Wheeler Field to thwart retaliation |
| 0753 | Kaneohe Bay NAS - Six Japanese war birds attack Kaneoe Navel Air Station. |
| 0755 | Hickam Field - Dive Bombers attack Hickam Field. |
| 0756 | USS Utah - The USS Utah moored at a training slip was hit by torpedoes. |
| 0758 | Pearl Harbor NAS - "Air Raid, Pearl Harbor" broadcast on radio frequencies from Ford Island Command Center. |
| 0805 | USS Arizona - Bombs dropped on the Arizona. |
| 0806 | USS Missouri - Near this location, the USS Oklahoma sank from Japanese torpedo hits. |
| 0825 | Bellows Field AFS- B-17C bombers inbound from California, arrived in Hickman Field airspace during the heat of the battle. The bombers, low on fuel and amunition attempted to evade attackers, but were chased by Japanese fighters. One bomber crash landed at Bellows Field. |
| 0900 | Naval Hospital Site - The USS Nevada, badly damaged, defiantly heads to open sea but is attacked in the second wave and the commander decides to beach her at Hospital point so as not to block the escape route. |
| 0000 | NPS Visitors Center - Learn more about the attack on Pearl Harbor by visiting the USS Arizona Visitors Center operated by National Park Service |
More Information
More information for self-guided tourists can be found at these web sites:
Reference
Historical information acquired from a variety of sources, most notably "Pearl Harbor 1941; The Day of Infamy" by Carl Smith.
