1. More than 2,400 Americans died in the Pearl Harbor attack.
2. The first reported casualty in Pearl Harbor was Ensign Manuel Gonzalez, a Navy pilot from the USS Enterprise. He was last heard on the radio yelling, “Stop shooting! That’s an American plane!”
3. Electrician’s Mate 3rd class Rudolph Martinez of San Diego is considered the first Mexican-American to die in WWII. Martinez went down with his ship, the USS Utah, which sank within a few minutes after battle begun .His body is entombed within the USS Utah along with six officers and 52
4- The first victims from friendly fire included 68 civilians, and There were 1,178 military and civilians wounded.
5-the first African American awarded the Navy Cross was Doris Miller to be after his courageous mission on board the West Virginia. On Dec. 7, Miller carried wounded men to safety,
2. The first reported casualty in Pearl Harbor was Ensign Manuel Gonzalez, a Navy pilot from the USS Enterprise. He was last heard on the radio yelling, “Stop shooting! That’s an American plane!”
3. Electrician’s Mate 3rd class Rudolph Martinez of San Diego is considered the first Mexican-American to die in WWII. Martinez went down with his ship, the USS Utah, which sank within a few minutes after battle begun .His body is entombed within the USS Utah along with six officers and 52
4- The first victims from friendly fire included 68 civilians, and There were 1,178 military and civilians wounded.
5-the first African American awarded the Navy Cross was Doris Miller to be after his courageous mission on board the West Virginia. On Dec. 7, Miller carried wounded men to safety,
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