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Last Chapter of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association Disbands

September 25, 2019 ·

The last chapter of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association held its final meeting in September, 2019, marking the official end of the historic association. Carnation Chapter 3 in La Mesa, CA hosted its last meeting after the passing of Navy Capt. Jack Evans left the organization without a vice president. The chapter’s president, Stuart Hedley, […]

Visitors Return to the USS Arizona Memorial

August 30, 2019 ·

After a period of repairs that lasted 15 months, visitors to Pearl Harbor will finally be able to return to the USS Arizona Memorial, beginning on September 1, 2019. The serene white structure anchored above the wreckage of the sunken battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) is an integral part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. Access […]

Wreckage of USS Wasp Located

April 16, 2019 ·

In the month of February, 2019 alone, the expedition organized by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen found the wreckage of three World War II warships at the bottom of the Pacific ocean. In 2018, they had found more than half-a-dozen, while 2017 proved fruitful with five discoveries. In mid-March, 2019, Research Vessel Petrel added yet another […]

Wreckage of USS Strong Located

March 12, 2019 ·

Paul Allen passed away in 2018, but the expedition team he once spearheaded is still going strong, carrying on his legacy of uncovering important pieces of history in the Pacific. In the first few months of 2019 alone, the ship he sponsored, R/V Petrel, uncovered the first Japanese battleship sunk by the United States in […]

Wreckage of Japanese Battleship Hiei Located

February 09, 2019 ·

Although Paul Allen passed away in October of 2018, R/V Petrel continues its search for sunken relics of World War II. The research vessel’s most recent discovery is the wreckage of the Japanese battleship Hiei. The find is the latest of more than a dozen wrecks located by the research operation funded by the co-founder […]

Albert L. Kaiss, Last Commander of the Mighty Mo, Dies at 78

August 13, 2018 ·

On July 25, 2018, at the age of 78, Albert L. Kaiss passed away in his hometown of Hagerstown, MD. On March 31, 1992, in Long Beach, CA, Captain Kaiss stepped off the USS Missouri (BB-63) for the final time. He had served as the Mighty Mo’s commanding officer in two separate tours of duty, and […]

USS Juneau Sailor Finally Receives Recognition

August 03, 2018 ·

On November 13, 1942, during the Battle of Guadalcanal, USS Juneau (CL-52) was hit by several torpedoes from the Japanese submarine I-26 and sank. All but ten men died, some in the initial sinking and others while waiting for rescue, succumbing to the elements. Among those who lost their lives was Eugene Straub, a gunner’s […]

Dredging Up—and Blowing Up—Pearl Harbor's Past

July 30, 2018 ·

Remnants from the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor are still being uncovered, despite the passage of 77 years since it unfolded. Recently, new discoveries have been made at the heart of where the attack took place, in the waters surrounding the wrecks of the battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) and battleship-turned-target-ship USS Utah (BB-31/AG-16). […]

USS Oklahoma Sailor William Hellstern Identified

June 05, 2018 · Jason Alghussein

It started with a DNA sample. Ted Hummell never knew his uncle William Hellstern, but he had heard about him all his life from his mother, Jeanne. William Francis Hellstern was one of over 2,400 Americans who lost their lives on December 7th, 1941 when the Imperial Japanese Navy launched an aerial attack on the […]

Ray Chavez: Still On Duty at 106

May 24, 2018 ·

One might expect that, at 106 years old, Pearl Harbor survivor Ray Chavez would be ready to retire from being a public figure. But for the oldest known Pearl Harbor survivor, that duty to the public never ends. Recently, a flight the veteran was on made a stopover in Wichita, KS. There, Chavez was met […]

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Last Chapter of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association Disbands

Visitors Return to the USS Arizona Memorial

Wreckage of USS Wasp Located

Wreckage of USS Strong Located

Wreckage of Japanese Battleship Hiei Located

Albert L. Kaiss, Last Commander of the Mighty Mo, Dies at 78

USS Juneau Sailor Finally Receives Recognition

Dredging Up—and Blowing Up—Pearl Harbor's Past

USS Oklahoma Sailor William Hellstern Identified

Ray Chavez: Still On Duty at 106

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