Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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USS West Virginia Life Preserver
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4640
Scope and Contents
This life preserver, constructed of treated canvas over foam, was salvaged from the wreckage of the U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) after the surprise December 7, 1941 Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The life preserver measures 25 inches in diameter and includes the phrase, "U.S.S. W. Va. 1st Fire and Rescue Div" painted in red.
Dates:
Event: 1941 December 7