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Surviving Pearl Harbor accounts shared by relatives and nurses
Survivors described horror at Pearl Harbor with burning fuel and sinking ships. The Oklahoma death toll reached 429, second to the Arizona's 1,177, as 2,403 Americans died and 1,178 wounded. The Oklahoma and seven other battleships were attacked, four sank, and aircraft losses numbered 188.
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