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Calvin Graham – The Youngest Recruit

April 05, 2018 · Jason Alghussein

The shock and trauma of Pearl Harbor wasn't only felt by adults. As news of the December 7, 1941 surprise Japanese attack spread across the United States, kids and adults alike all waited with racing hearts to hear what had happened, what the cause was, and if they should prepare themselves for additional attacks. Among […]

Pearl Harbor Terminology – Battleship Row

April 04, 2018 ·

Any discussion of the attack on Pearl Harbor includes references to something called “Battleship Row.” In your mind, you may be picturing a row of battleships lined up within the harbor and if so, you’re pretty much on the mark. The ships moored along Battleship Row were the primary targets of the Japanese attack on […]

Absent by Fate: USS Lexington and Pearl Harbor

April 02, 2018 ·

The USS Lexington (CV-2), an iconic warship of the US Navy, wasn't originally intended to be an aircraft carrier. When her construction was first authorized, in 1916, she was meant to be a battlecruiser. Her keel wasn’t laid down until 1921, as anti-submarine vessels and merchant ships took priority. This delay ultimately saved the Fore River […]

Learning About the Military Airfields of Oahu

March 29, 2018 ·

Toward the end of the First World War, the United States began to focus on strengthening its defense of the West Coast. Having had virtually no military presence in the Pacific in the lead-up to the war, the US began building a series of bases in the Territory of Hawaii. Here's the story of some […]

American Aviation History on Ford Island

March 26, 2018 ·

Most tours of Pearl Harbor include stops at the museums and monuments on Ford Island. Located in the middle of Pearl Harbor, Ford Island is a 441-acre island that's prominent in both Hawaiian culture and American history. While it's best known as the location of Battleship Row, the scene of massive destruction during the Japanese […]

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 […]

Balloons of War: The Japanese Fu-Go

March 20, 2018 ·

During the course of World War II, all sides had their own secret projects intended to give them a strategic edge. The United States was working on a massive bomb that could put an immediate end to the conflict. In Japan, researchers were hard at work on Fu-Go, a unique weapon that, on the surface, […]

Learning Pearl Harbor: What Were Seaplane Tenders?

March 20, 2018 · Jason Alghussein

The classifications of navy ships don’t require much explanation. Battleships are vessels designed specifically for battle. Aircraft carriers transport airplanes across the ocean. Destroyers, like battleships, were intended specifically for combat. So it shouldn't be difficult to guess what purpose seaplane tenders were built for. As early as the First World War, these vessels were […]

The Mark 14 Torpedo: Problem Child of the US Navy

March 16, 2018 ·

In the early months of World War II, the US Navy was finding it difficult to get a leg up on their Japanese opponents. One of the thorniest issues was a piece of weaponry used by American submarines throughout 1942 and 1943. Though the United States had turned the tide of the war by the […]

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 […]

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Calvin Graham – The Youngest Recruit

Pearl Harbor Terminology – Battleship Row

Absent by Fate: USS Lexington and Pearl Harbor

Learning About the Military Airfields of Oahu

American Aviation History on Ford Island

USS Juneau: Another Historic Find for RV Petrel

Balloons of War: The Japanese Fu-Go

Learning Pearl Harbor: What Were Seaplane Tenders?

The Mark 14 Torpedo: Problem Child of the US Navy

Paul Allen and the Shipwrecks of World War II

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