▁of ▁the ▁attack . ▁This ▁made ▁the ▁nine ▁men ▁the ▁only ▁non - mil it ary ▁fire fig h ters ▁to ▁receive ▁such ▁award ▁in ▁U . S . ▁history . ▁ ▁Al ready ▁dam aged ▁by ▁a ▁tor ped o ▁and ▁on ▁fire ▁amid ships , ▁Nev ada ▁attempted ▁to ▁exit ▁the ▁har bor . ▁She ▁was ▁target ed ▁by ▁many ▁Japanese ▁bom bers ▁as ▁she ▁got ▁under ▁way ▁and ▁sust ained ▁more ▁hits ▁from ▁ ▁bomb s , ▁which ▁started ▁further ▁fires . ▁She ▁was ▁deliber ately ▁be ached ▁to ▁avoid ▁blocking ▁the ▁har bor ▁entrance . ▁ ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁two ▁bomb s ▁and ▁two ▁tor ped o es . ▁The ▁crew ▁might ▁have ▁kept ▁her ▁af loat , ▁but ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁abandon ▁ship ▁just ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁raising ▁power ▁for ▁the ▁p umps . ▁Burn ing ▁oil ▁from ▁Arizona ▁and ▁ ▁dr ift ed ▁down ▁on ▁her , ▁and ▁probably ▁made ▁the ▁situation ▁look ▁worse ▁than ▁it ▁was . ▁The ▁dis ar med ▁target ▁ship ▁ ▁was ▁ho led ▁twice ▁by ▁tor ped o es . ▁West ▁Virginia ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁seven ▁tor ped o es , ▁the ▁sevent h ▁te aring ▁away ▁her ▁rud der . ▁ ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁four ▁tor ped o es , ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁above ▁her ▁bel t ▁arm or , ▁which ▁caused ▁her ▁to ▁cap size . ▁ ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁converted ▁ 1 6 " ▁shell s , ▁but ▁neither ▁caused ▁serious ▁damage . ▁ ▁Although ▁the