75 Images of the Pacific War

Mark Cartwright

by Mark Cartwright
published on 15 October 2026

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The USS West Virginia, Pearl Harbor, 1941

by U.S. Navy, Office of Public Relations
published on 25 September 2024

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The USS West Virginia, Pearl Harbor, 1941 — Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Photograph taken in 1941.

The USS *West Virginia* was one of seven ships that made up Battleship Row during the Battle of Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Here it can be seen ablaze after being hit by seven torpedoes and two bombs. It sank and was later returned to service in 1944.

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In Pictures: 75 Years Since the Start of the Pacific War

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Pacific Air Attacks and Land Campaigns

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The Pacific in Wartime

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