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Less than two hours ………………… (later / latter), 2,280 American servicemen and 68 civilians ……………….. (died / were dead / had dead), 1,109 were wounded, eight battleships were damaged and five sunk. Three light cruisers, three destroyers, and three smaller boats ……………….. (lost / was lost / were lost), along with 188 aircraft. The biggest loss that day was the USS Arizona, on ………………. (that / which) 1,177 crewmen were killed when a 1,760 pound bomb ……………….. (has smashed / smashed / were smashing) through her decks and ignited her forward ammo magazine causing a terrible explosion. ……………….. (Less / Fewer) than nine minutes later she was underwater. Pearl Harbor ………………… (is / was) the principal but not sole target of the Japanese attack that day. Other military installations on Oahu ………………. (are / were) also hit.

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Less than two hours later, 2,280 American servicemen and 68 civilians were dead, 1,109 were wounded, eight battleships were damaged and five sunk. Three light cruisers, three destroyers, and three smaller boats were lost, along with 188 aircraft. The biggest loss that day was the USS Arizona, on which 1,177 crewmen were killed when a 1,760 pound bomb smashed through her decks and ignited her forward ammo magazine causing a terrible explosion. Fewer than nine minutes later she was underwater.  Pearl Harbor was the principal but not sole target of the Japanese attack that day. Other military installations on Oahu were also hit.