The U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor,
a National Historic Landmark, is located along Highway 73 three
miles south of Pearl City on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Due
to heightened security, access to the base is restricted with
exception to the USS Arizona Memorial.
The U.S. Naval Base
at Pearl Harbor is significant historically as a strategic
port
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that
helped the United States become a formidable world power.
This Naval Base is the site of the December 7, 1941
surprise aerial attack by the Japanese upon American Pacific
forces that thrust the United States into World War II. This
devastating attack took more than 2,000 lives. |