Marines and sailors aboard the USS Pearl Harbor dock landing ship during the 2011 ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor (© Super Nova Images/Alamy)

【December 7 2013】It’s been 72 years since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor launched the United States into World War II. The morning air assault on U.S. military installations in Hawaii resulted in the deaths of 2,402 Americans; another 1,282 were wounded. All eight U.S. Navy battleships on the base were damaged, and four of them sank. One of the sunken battleships, the USS Arizona, is now the site of a memorial commemorating the attacks.Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..