The Pentagon announced Tuesday plans to identify the remains of hundreds of sailors and soldiers dead on board the destroyer Oklahoma . The USS destroyer sank during the December 7 , 1941 Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor , the American military base and port . The attack on Pearl harbor resulted in the death of over 2,000 Americans and marked the United states ' entrance into World harbor harbor .
The Pentagon announced Tuesday plans to identify the remains of hundreds of sailors and soldiers killed on board the USS Oklahoma . The USS Oklahoma sank during the December 7 , 1941 Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor , the American military base and port . The attack on Pearl Harbor resulted in the death of over 2,000 Americans and marked the United States ' entrance into World War II .