A small boat rescues a USS West Virginia crew member from the water after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941 during World War II. Two men can be seen on the superstructure, upper center. The mast of the USS Tennessee is beyond the burning West Virginia. On Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese Imperial Navy navigator Maeda guided his Kate bomber to Pearl Harbor and fired a torpedo that helped sink the USS West Virginia. This week,(Dec. 3, 2006) Takeshi Maeda and John Rauschkolb a crewman aboard the West Virginia at the time of the attack. met face-to-face for the first time _ and shook hands. (AP Photo)