▁the ▁direct ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁attack ▁were ▁very ▁junior ▁people ," ▁Nelson ▁said . ▁" So ▁everyone ▁is ▁about ▁ 1 7 ▁or ▁ 1 8 ▁who ' s ▁story ▁is ▁told ▁there ." ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁notable ▁civil ian ▁cas ual ties ▁were ▁nine ▁Hon ol ulu ▁Fire ▁Department ▁( H FD ) ▁fire fig h ters ▁who ▁respond ed ▁to ▁H ick am ▁Field ▁during ▁the ▁bomb ing ▁in ▁Hon ol ulu , ▁becoming ▁the ▁only ▁fire ▁department ▁members ▁on ▁American ▁soil ▁to ▁be ▁attacked ▁by ▁a ▁foreign ▁power ▁in ▁history . ▁Fire man ▁Harry ▁T uck ▁Lee ▁P ang ▁of ▁Engine ▁ 6 ▁was ▁killed ▁near ▁the ▁hang ars ▁by ▁machine ▁gun ▁fire ▁from ▁a ▁Japanese ▁plane . ▁Capt ains ▁Thomas ▁M acy ▁and ▁John ▁Car re ira ▁of ▁Engine ▁ 4 ▁and ▁Engine ▁ 1 ▁respectively ▁died ▁while ▁batt ling ▁fl ames ▁inside ▁the ▁hang ar ▁after ▁a ▁Japanese ▁bomb ▁crash ed ▁through ▁the ▁roof . ▁An ▁additional ▁six ▁fire fig h ters ▁were ▁wounded ▁from ▁Japanese ▁sh rap nel . ▁The ▁wounded ▁later ▁received ▁Pur ple ▁He arts ▁( origin ally ▁reserved ▁for ▁service ▁members ▁wounded ▁by ▁enemy ▁action ▁while ▁part aking ▁in ▁armed ▁conflicts ) ▁for ▁their ▁pe ac etime ▁hero ism ▁that ▁day ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 4 ; ▁the ▁three ▁fire fig h ters ▁killed ▁did ▁not ▁receive ▁their s ▁until ▁on ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁at ▁the ▁ 4 3 rd ▁anni versary