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Question: What were the total deaths at Pearl Harbor!?
Cna you please give catagories of the people who were killed (ex: marines: 700 killed) at Pearl Harbor!? and also those who were injured and how many planes were destroyed and all taht info!?





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In Pearl Harbor were 96 vessels!.
The Japanese sank or severely damaged 18 ships, including the 8 battleships, three light cruisers, and three destroyers!. On the airfields the Japanese destroyed 161 American planes (Army 74, Navy 87) and seriously damaged 102 (Army 71, Navy 31)!.

The Navy and Marine Corps suffered a total of 2,896 casualties of which 2,117 were deaths (Navy 2,008, Marines 109) and 779 wounded (Navy 710, Marines 69)!. The Army (as of midnight, 10 December) lost 228 killed or died of wounds, 113 seriously wounded and 346 slightly wounded!. In addition, at least 57 civilians were killed and nearly as many seriously injured!.


On the other side!.!.!. The Japanese lost 29 planes over Oahu, one large submarine (on 10 December), and all five of the midget submarines!. Their personnel losses (according to Japanese sources) were 55 airmen, nine crewmen on the midget submarines, and an unknown number on the large submarines!. The Japanese carrier task force sailed away undetected and unscathed!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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