Q: "Yesterday, December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan." (President Franklin Roosevelt address to Congress on December 8, 1941.) So what does this have to do with Monrovia?
The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was devastating to the United States Pacific Fleet. More than 2,400 Americans were killed and around 1,200 wounded. 19 naval ships were sunk or damaged. 300 warplanes were destroyed or damaged.
The United States was desperate to strike back. Just 4 months after Pearl Harbor, on April 18, 1942, the United States sent 16 B-25 Mitchell bombers to attack Japan. The bombers launched from the aircraft carrier Hornet, which was unprecedented because the bombers were designed to be land-based.
The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was devastating to the United States Pacific Fleet. More than 2,400 Americans were killed and around 1,200 wounded. 19 naval ships were sunk or damaged. 300 warplanes were destroyed or damaged.
The United States was desperate to strike back. Just 4 months after Pearl Harbor, on April 18, 1942, the United States sent 16 B-25 Mitchell bombers to attack Japan. The bombers launched from the aircraft carrier Hornet, which was unprecedented because the bombers were designed to be land-based.
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