Today in history, 81 years ago, Pearl Harbor was bombed.
Today in history, 81 years ago, Pearl Harbor was bombed. The first photo is representation, using makeup, of what USS Arizona survivor Donald Stratton would have looked like, after surviving the ships destruction during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Donald had flesh burns over 60% of his body Donald Stratton (14/7/1922 - 15/2/2020) was an American World War II veteran and memoirist who served during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was on the deck of the USS Arizona when an armor-piercing bomb set off the 1 ammunition magazine in the front of the ship. Stratton was the only person on the bow of the Arizona to survive that blast. . The battleship was hit by Japanese torpedo bombers during the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December, 1941, followed by the United States' entry into World War II the next day. A total of 2,390 American service members and civilians were killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, including 1,177 crew members on board the USS Arizona, according to the Nation