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Pearl Harbor Historical Photos
USS West Virginia and the USS Tennessee


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Naval photograph documenting the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii which initiated US participation in World War II. With her colors still flying the USS West Virginia and the USS Tennessee are shown after being attacked by the Japanese aircraft and submarines during the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

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