▁contempor aneous ▁newspaper ▁report ▁compared ▁the ▁attack ▁to ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Port ▁Arthur ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Japanese ▁Navy ▁attacked ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Russian ▁Navy , ▁trigger ing ▁the ▁Rus so - J apan ese ▁War , ▁ 3 7 ▁years ▁prior . ▁Modern ▁writers ▁have ▁continued ▁to ▁note ▁par alle ls ▁between ▁the ▁attacks , ▁al beit ▁more ▁dis pass ion ately . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁attack , ▁ 1 5 ▁Med als ▁of ▁Honor , ▁ 5 1 ▁Navy ▁Cross es , ▁ 5 3 ▁Silver ▁Stars , ▁four ▁Navy ▁and ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Med als , ▁one ▁Dist ingu ished ▁F lying ▁Cross , ▁four ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Cross es , ▁one ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Medal , ▁and ▁three ▁Bron ze ▁Star ▁Med als ▁were ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁serv ic emen ▁who ▁distinguished ▁themselves ▁in ▁combat ▁at ▁Pear l ▁Har bor . ▁Additionally , ▁a ▁special ▁military ▁award , ▁the ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁Comm emor ative ▁Medal , ▁was ▁later ▁author ized ▁for ▁all ▁military ▁veter ans ▁of ▁the ▁attack . ▁ ▁The ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁attack , ▁Ro ose vel t ▁delivered ▁his ▁famous ▁Inf amy ▁Spe ech ▁to ▁a ▁J oint ▁Session ▁of ▁Congress , ▁calling ▁for ▁a ▁formal ▁declaration ▁of ▁war ▁on ▁the ▁Empire ▁of ▁Japan . ▁Congress ▁obliged ▁his ▁request ▁less ▁than ▁an ▁hour ▁later . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 1 , ▁Germany ▁and ▁Italy ▁declared ▁war ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁Tri part