A day that will live in infamy
After Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt appeared before Congress and asked for a declaration of war against Japan. This is...
Aiding the wounded
On June 15, 1945, members of the medical corps carry to safety a soldier who was wounded on Okinawa’s front lines.
All hands, abandon ship
During the May 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea the aircraft carrier USS Lexington was hit by Japanese torpedoes. Her crew brought 3 fines under control and...
Dead in the water
On March 19, 1945, the U.S.S. Franklin, an Essex class aircraft carrier named for the Civil War battle of Franklin, Tennessee, was within 50 miles of the...
December 7 destruction
This photograph of the damage to Hickham Air Field, Hawaii, was originally taken by a Navy photographer. It was later an exhibit in a court case concerning the...
Declaration of war
After Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed Congress and gave his famous “Day of Infamy”...
Declaring war on Japan
This is a transcript of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Message to Congress requesting a declaration of war against Japan. Roosevelt delivered the address to a...