The generation that fought World War II came home to build new careers and communities and made America the richest, freest nation in history. And-as a powerful testament to America's resilience-battleships damaged at Pearl Harbor returned to service and helped break the back of the Japanese fleet. In our homes, schools, and places of worship, Americans from every walk of life prayed and worked together for victory. On farms and in factories, mines, and shipyards, Americans labored around the clock to supply the food, weapons, and equipment needed to win the war. Millions of brave and patriotic men and women served the Armed Forces in the struggle for freedom millions of others sacrificed on the home front.
It was a war that would require unparalleled courage and determination from soldier and civilian alike, and all Americans rose to the monumental challenge.ĭuring this time, our Nation stood united in purpose and in spirit as never before. The attack jolted our Nation and forced us into a war unlike any previous conflict, waged across the globe in places most Americans had never heard of, in dense jungles and on an ocean we once thought too large for an enemy to cross. The assault of December 7, 1941, lasted only two hours, but it killed or injured almost 3,600 Americans, destroyed a major portion of our Nation's Pacific Fleet, and damaged more than 325 aircraft, severely weakening our air power. Armed Forces stationed at Pearl Harbor, shattering the peace of our land and drawing America into World War II. By the President of the United States of Americaįifty-five years ago, on a calm Hawaiian morning, Imperial Japan launched a surprise attack against the U.S.
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