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Native Americans in World War II

October 01, 2018 ·

The relationship between the United States and the indigenous people of North America is a complicated one that dates back centuries. At one of the nation’s darkest hours, the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor, many Native Americans didn't hesitate to join the US military and take part in the war that followed. An […]

The Underwater Demolition Teams of the Pacific

September 17, 2018 ·

During the First World War, the Allies suffered great losses due to catastrophic amphibious landings, notably during the Gallipoli Campaign. The US military is always eager to learn from past mistakes, and so these landings were scrutinized in the years that followed. The mid-1930s saw testing of new landing techniques. These experiments and attempts at […]

Don't Miss These Pearl Harbor Photo Ops

September 13, 2018 · Chris

When you go on a tour of Pearl Harbor and find yourself immersed in the history and surrounded by hundreds of other curious visitors, it’s very easy to feel overwhelmed. You want to see everything, experience it all, and walk away with every bit of knowledge about the attack. While absorbing all this information, it […]

Tojo's Teeth: A Dentist's Revenge

September 11, 2018 ·

After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the devastating war that followed, many Americans wanted revenge, and some got in the most unexpected ways. One of the oddest might be the story of Tojo's teeth. Jack Mallory, a US Navy dental prosthetics specialist, didn’t return home after the war ended. Rather, he was assigned […]

America's Surprising Original Atomic Target

September 06, 2018 ·

When the use of atomic weapons first became an option during World War II, when and where to use them became the biggest questions. Though the targets eventually chosen were the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Americans had first considered other locations to be the original atomic target. A recent search of the […]

World War II Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain

August 31, 2018 ·

As the threat of war in the Pacific loomed, the Douglas Aircraft Company took a look at its DC-3 fixed-wing propeller-driven civilian craft and saw the opportunity for a military version of the plane. The DC-3 first flew in 1935, but it would be another six years before the military version, known as the Douglas […]

USS Oklahoma Casualty Robert Holmes Identified

August 25, 2018 ·

During the chaos that erupted on December 7, 1941, Marine Pfc. Robert Holmes found the ship he was serving on a target of the attacking Japanese Navy's torpedoes. The attack on Pearl Harbor lasted nearly two hours, but the battleship USS Oklahoma (BB-37) capsized and sank well before the Japanese retreated back to their carriers. […]

Tireless Advocate for USS Oklahoma Unknowns Has Died

August 21, 2018 · Jason Alghussein

Ray Emory, a Pearl Harbor survivor who spent many years advocating on behalf of the men killed aboard USS Oklahoma (BB-37) whose remains were never identified, has died at the age of 97. Mr. Emory had recently moved from his long-time home in Hawaii to live with his son in Idaho. Read more about Ray Emory […]

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 […]

Reactions to Pearl Harbor from the Man on the Street

August 11, 2018 ·

All across the United States, reactions to Pearl Harbor varied from one individual to the next. There were those terrified by it and worried that it foreshadowed a possible attack on the mainland. Some wondered whether the United States had known about the attack before it happened, or if Germany had had a hand in […]

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Native Americans in World War II

The Underwater Demolition Teams of the Pacific

Don't Miss These Pearl Harbor Photo Ops

Tojo's Teeth: A Dentist's Revenge

America's Surprising Original Atomic Target

World War II Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain

USS Oklahoma Casualty Robert Holmes Identified

Tireless Advocate for USS Oklahoma Unknowns Has Died

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

Reactions to Pearl Harbor from the Man on the Street

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