Remembering the Military Brothers Who Were Lost Together at Pearl Harbor

On Dec. 7, 1941, the battleship Arizona took the brunt of the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Decimated by a horrific explosion, the ship lost 1,177 men in seconds. Among the dead were 63 brothers who had chosen to serve together.

In a world at peace, there hadn’t seemed to be any particular danger to brothers serving together on warships. Family ties were judged a good thing.

On Dec. 7, 1941, the battleship Arizona took the brunt of the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Decimated by a horrific explosion, the ship lost 1,177 men in seconds. Among the dead were 63 brothers who had chosen to serve together. In a world at peace, there hadn’t seemed to be any particular danger to brothers serving together on warships. Family ties were judged a good thing.