HONOLULU--When Japanese bombs began falling on Pearl Harbor, U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class David Russell first sought refuge below deck on the USS Oklahoma. But a split-second decision on that ...

The attack on Pearl Harbor killed about 2,400 Americans and sank six U.S. military vessels. Japan lost 29 aircraft and five special submarines, resulting in a death toll of 64.

By Amanda Holpuch Jessie Mahaffey, who was scrubbing the deck of the U.S.S. Oklahoma when it was hit by Japanese torpedoes at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and who was among the last living ...