In Pearl Harbor, what actions and experiences of the military were most heroic?, why?

Answer 1

Is this a homework question... LOL

Answer 2

In Pearl Harbor, what actions and experiences of the military were most heroic?, why?

Nice. Perhaps a great question.

A "simple question", perhaps?

Do you realize what you asked?

"what actions" "were most heroic?"

I suspect only a veteran of war can answer this.

In a defeat some say the the test of courage is to be found.

The "heroic" at Pearl Harbor was:

The men that held to their duty and died.

Be assured that the women, mostly Navy and Army Nurse Corps did the same.

I mean the Navy Nurse with dozens of maimed and burned young men dying in the hospital and she knew only a few could be save, not enough resources or medications to save all. Courage for certain for she had to decide who might live and who would die.

Courage was the men who died trying to save their fellow sailors despite all odds, courage was the young Ensign (Naval officer) who had to close a watertight hatch to save the ship but drowned many other Americans.

Heroic was the rapid recovery, the ability to hold back the tears and grief and get the Navy ready for sea, heroic were those that died staying with their men despite a chance they could be saved.

Heroic were the welders who tried mostly in vain for 36 hours to cut into the USS Oklahoma's hull as so many were trapped below.

Heroic were the few pilots that flew inferior airplanes up into
the sky.

Heroic was the Army nurse who worked without sleep for days then when told to quit treating patients, wounded seamen, she stayed just to hold a hand and speak to a dying boy.

Heroic was a young sailor, who stayed at his duty station until there was no chance he would be able to get out, he did not realize he should have left but he stayed.

Like those NYFD folks: they on 911 gave all that "others would live"

Answer 3

In Pearl Harbor, the most heroic action by the USA was how quickly we rebounded after our entire pacific naval fleet were wiped out. In the beginning we were losing the war because of Pearl Harbor and our lack of fighting ships. That all changed once we started to mass produce warships. The tide of the war finally changed for us during the battle of Midway. As far as heroic on Pearl Harbor day, some pilots were able to get their airplanes flying amid the attack and help to shoot down some airplanes.

Answer 4

I hope you aren't talking about the movie because I never watched it...

The Americans were heroic in that they rallied the people and fought back against the Japanese, marking their entry into World War II, though their fleet was devastated in the surprise assault.

Answer 5

Well I would say leadershp of the first wave of aircraft attacking a major, heavily defended, enemy base with little certain knowledge of what faces you and no hope of rescue if you are shot down sounds herioc to me.