Day of Infamy 1941-2001 - Second Wave

Case 3 continues the story, focusing on the second wave of the Japanese attacks. Because the Japanese concentrated their attacks on the battleships and cruisers, they suffered the most. Most notably, it tells the story of the battleship USS Arizona which was struck by a bomb that exploded her main ammunition magazines killing almost the entire crew of more than 1,000 men. Case 3 also follows the fortunes of several smaller ships that were attacked during the second wave, including the destroyer tender USS Whitney, the destroyers USS Hull and USS Shaw, and the cruiser USS Phoenix. Especially horrifying are the photographs of the USS Shaw -- immobile in her dry-dock -- exploding in flames after a bomb struck her magazine.



Lt. Lloyd O. Johnson (USS Whitney)
Biographical Sketch of Lt. Lloyd O. Johnson (USS Whitney)
Historical Sketch of USS Whitney (AD-4)
Destroyer tender USS Whitney leaving port
Oscar David MacMillan Interview (USS Hull)
Sketches showing the path of Japanese attackers
Oscar David MacMillan, Naval Academy Yearbook, 1941
Biographical Sketch of Oscar David MacMillan (USS Hull)
Biographical Sketch of Francesco Costagliolan (USS Phoenix)
Francesco Costagliola, Naval Academy Yearbook, 1941
Frank Costagliola Interview (USS Phoenix)
To parents of James H. Brown
Claim form submitted by James H. Brown] (USS Shaw)
James H. Brown, Naval Academy Yearbook, 1941
Biographical Sketch of James H. Brown (USS Shaw)
Biographical Sketch of Walter L. Seedlock (USS Shaw)
Walter L. Seedlock, Naval Academy Yearbook, 1941
USS Shaw explodes during the Japanese attack
Historical Sketch of USS Shaw (DD-375)
Leon Grabowsky Interview
USS Arizona burning
Historical Sketch of USS Arizona (BB-39)
Leon Grabowsky, Naval Academy Yearbook, 1941
Biographical Sketch of Leon Grabowsky (USS Arizona)
Painting of the destroyer USS Hull