Navy and Army Airfields at Pearl Harbor

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The Navy and Army Airfields at Pearl Harbor are historic military aviation sites in Hawaii that played a central role in the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941, marking the United States’ entry into World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aviation facility complex
historic military site
associatedEvent Japanese air raids on Oahu
associatedWith Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
attackType surprise aerial attack
category Military facilities in Hawaii
Pearl Harbor history
World War II airfields in the United States
conflict World War II
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentStatus partly active military airfields
partly preserved historic sites
dateOfEvent 1941-12-07
era 20th century
hasPart Bellows Field
Ford Island, Pearl Harbor
surface form: Ford Island Naval Air Station

Hickam Air Force Base
surface form: Hickam Field

Wheeler Field
heritageDesignation World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
surface form: associated with World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
historicalPeriod Pacific War
locatedIn Hawaii
Oahu
Puʻuloa (Pearl Harbor)
surface form: Pearl Harbor
militaryBranch United States Army Air Forces
United States Navy
notableFor association with early Pacific War operations
being primary targets of Japanese air attack on 7 December 1941
operatedBy United States Armed Forces
surface form: United States military
partOf Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
surface form: Pearl Harbor Naval Base
primaryUsersDuringWWII Hawaiian Air Force (U.S. Army Air Forces)
Naval Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet
surface form: U.S. Pacific Fleet aviation units
roleInConflict entry point for United States into World War II
significance key factor in U.S. decision to declare war on Japan
significantEvent attack on Pearl Harbor
surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
strategicFunction base for Pacific air operations
usedBy United States Army Air Forces
United States Navy
usedDuring pre-war U.S. military buildup in the Pacific

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World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument hasPart Navy and Army Airfields at Pearl Harbor