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USS Oklahoma Sailor Edward Slapikas Identified

May 17, 2018 ·

On December 7, 1941, US Navy Seaman 1st Class Edward Slapikas was serving aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma (BB-37) when the Imperial Japanese Navy launched an aerial strike against Pearl Harbor. As one of the main targets of the attack, Oklahoma sustained extensive damage and finally capsized. In the process, she lost 429 men, Edward […]

USS Juneau: Another Historic Find for RV Petrel

March 22, 2018 ·

On March 17, 2018, an autonomous underwater vehicle operating from the Research Vessel Petrel discovered the wreckage of the American light cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52). The explorations of the Petrel are led by Paul Allen, the philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder. During her journeys in the South Pacific, Petrel has also been responsible for locating the remains of the USS […]

Paul Allen and the Shipwrecks of World War II

March 14, 2018 ·

When we think about the people who are most instrumental in the preservation of history, we usually think of professional historians and, if we're lucky, people who lived through world-changing events. When it comes to the history of the attack on Pearl Harbor and World War II, there are men and women who are still […]

Pearl Harbor Survivor Jim Downing Passes Away

February 16, 2018 ·

Jim Downing was a man who embraced his status as a survivor of the December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor attack. It was a rare occasion when he wouldn’t take the opportunity to discuss not only the events he lived through but the impact they had on the nation and his fellow servicemembers. Downing was much […]

Navy Chaplain Awarded Silver Star

December 19, 2017 ·

The attack on Pearl Harbor produced heroes of all kinds, and not all of them were fighting men. In a ceremony coinciding with the 76th anniversary of the attack, naval chaplain LTJG Aloysius Schmitt received a Silver Star for his selfless acts aboard the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) on Dec. 7, 1941. As a member of […]

Honouliuli National Monument: A Reminder of World War II Internment

December 16, 2017 ·

Not long after the United States suffered the loss of 2,403 lives in under two hours on the island of Oahu, a cold wind of anger tainted by prejudice washed over the United States. Japan was the perpetrator of the devastation left behind after the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, but many Americans […]

A Civilian Pearl Harbor Hero

December 12, 2017 ·

Discussions about the heroes of Pearl Harbor usually focus on the uniformed personnel at the naval base at the time of the Dec. 7, 1941 attack. These men, who put their lives on the line to protect the nation, have been recognized annually since the first anniversary of the attack, in 1942. In 2017, on […]

Update: 100 USS Oklahoma Victims Identified

December 05, 2017 ·

On December 2nd, 2017, just five days prior to the 76th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that it had identified 100 of the men who perished when the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) was destroyed. The Attack On the morning of December 7th, 1941, radar showed a large […]

A Very Special Birthday Present

November 22, 2017 ·

What do you get a man who survived one of the most devastating events in United States history, a 97-year-old survivor who’s seen the world change time and time again, for his birthday? At this point, Mickey Ganitch likely doesn’t expect much from his birthdays, but for his 98th, which he celebrated on November 18th, […]

USS Honolulu Survivor Charles Mitchell

October 04, 2017 ·

Charles Mitchell, who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor while serving aboard the USS Honolulu (CL-48), passed away on September 28th, 2017, at the age of 94. When we discuss the attack on Pearl Harbor, we’re often so focused on the eight battleships that were the prime targets of the Japanese attack that we almost forget […]

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USS Oklahoma Sailor Edward Slapikas Identified

USS Juneau: Another Historic Find for RV Petrel

Paul Allen and the Shipwrecks of World War II

Pearl Harbor Survivor Jim Downing Passes Away

Navy Chaplain Awarded Silver Star

Honouliuli National Monument: A Reminder of World War II Internment

A Civilian Pearl Harbor Hero

Update: 100 USS Oklahoma Victims Identified

A Very Special Birthday Present

USS Honolulu Survivor Charles Mitchell

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