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==The attack onPearl Harbor was a historic and extremely tragic event that occurred December 7, 1941, which is now known as D-day. The Japanese took the American island by surprise on this day hitting them with an onslaught on the island, which lasted, from 7:55 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. A total of 2,335U.S.servicemen were killed and 35 were wounded. The Japanese lost 65 men, with another solider being captured. Pearl Harbor is on the south side of a Hawaiian of Oahu and is the home to aU.S.naval base. The attack on Pearl Harbor brought theUnited States into World War II.==

==Plans for a surprise attack against the United States had begun as early as January of 1941. Although it was Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto who initiated the plans for the attack againstPearl Harbor, Commander Minoru Genda was the plan’s chief architect. The Japanese used the codename “Operation Hawaii” for the attack onPearl Harbor. This later changed to “Operation Z.” The Japanese specifically chose to attack on a Sunday because they believed Americans would be more relaxed and thus less alert on a weekend.==

== The Japanese launched their airplanes in two different fleets, 45 minutes apart. They left Pearl Harbor at 9:45. The Americans did not notice that the attack on Pearl Harbor was over, they were expecting another one. The next day after the attack on Pearl Harbor U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt said that December 7 1941 was a date that will remain in infamy. The United States declared war on Japan on December 8 1941 ==