How many people died in the attack on Pearl Harbor?

Answer:
The following is a list of how many people were killed on Dec. 7, 1941 as a result of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
  • US Navy: 2,008 KIA
  • USMC: 109 KIA
  • US Army: 218 KIA
  • Civilians: 68

Total: 2,403

Close to 2/3 of those who died occurred in the first 15 minutes of the battle when the Oklahoma, Utah and the Arizona were bombed.

In addition, 55 Japanese died, in addition to an unknown number of Japanese wounded. The US had 1,178 personnel wounded.
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