A chance encounter with the writings of a former sworn enemy transformed the Japanese “hero” of the attack ... off from six carriers on Dec. 7 (Dec. 8 Japan time), 1941, and attacked Pearl ...

Mahaffey, one of the last remaining survivors of the sinking of the USS Oklahoma during the 1941 Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor ... and we had the day off except for the yearly admiral ...

He was cleaning the deck of the U.S.S. Oklahoma when it capsized under Japanese torpedo fire. Less than a year later, he survived the sinking of another Navy ship in the Pacific. By Amanda Holpuch ...