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Pearl Harbor’s Civilians

March 22, 2017 ·

The level of devastation that the military installation at Pearl Harbor sustained after the Japanese launched a surprise attack on December 7, 1941 was dumbfounding, but the damage extended further than Battleship Row and the decimated airfields. While Japan’s fighters and bombers had clear targets and were aiming at the large battleships moored in the harbor and […]

Everett Hyland: Surviving Pearl Harbor and Beyond

March 21, 2017 ·

On December 7th, 1941, the servicemen stationed at Pearl Harbor fell victim to one of the most devastating attacks to ever take place on American soil. Japanese fighters flew in on the harbor in an attempt to lay waste to the ships moored at Battleship Row. While over 2,400 servicemen perished in the attack, many […]

Pearl Harbor’s Forgotten Battleship

March 21, 2017 ·

Touring the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument at Pearl Harbor located on the south coast of Oahu, you can learn and understand the stories behind the battleships USS Arizona (BB-39), USS Missouri (BB-63), and the USS Oklahoma (BB-37). These ships are prominent features of the harbor, each with its own exhibits, but anyone […]

February 1932: The Other "Attack on Pearl Harbor"

March 20, 2017 ·

We all recognize December 7th, 1941 as the day the Japanese swept through Pearl Harbor, leaving behind a wake of destruction that instigated America’s involvement in World War II. How about February 7th, 1932, though? It was well before the Second World War broke out, but tensions were already on the rise between the United States […]

Destroyer Division 80

March 19, 2017 ·

The USS Ward, USS Schley, USS Allen, USS Chew: They may not be among the better-known vessels that were present during the attack on Pearl Harbor, but their presence that morning was more prominent than their absence in retellings may make it seem. The four ships, all destroyer-class vessels in the United States Navy, made […]

Why Pearl Harbor Didn't Succeed

March 18, 2017 ·

Strange as it may sound, it can quite reasonably be argued that Japan did not achieve a complete victory during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Considering what the intention was and what the long-term outcome wound up being, though the United States can’t be called a victor, neither can Japan’s forces. Simply stated, Pearl Harbor […]

The Accountability of Admiral Husband E. Kimmel

March 18, 2017 ·

As you learn more about the history of the United States, you often find yourself hearing different versions of how major events unfolded. The attack on Pearl Harbor is no exception, especially since the soldiers who fought there are growing older and passing on, leaving fewer people behind to right the incorrect versions of history. When it […]

Heroes of the Harbor: Ray Chavez

March 16, 2017 ·

At over 100 years old, Pearl Harbor’s oldest living veteran has shown less wear-and-tear than the machinery that served and survived the infamous Japanese attack. In March of 2016, Pearl Harbor hero Ray Chavez celebrated his 104th birthday, but instead of gorging on cake and taking it easy, the vet was pumping iron at a […]

Myths About the Attack on Pearl Harbor

March 16, 2017 ·

Much is known about the attack on Pearl Harbor, but one has to stop every so often and consider how much of it is truth and how much has been twisted over the years. Seventy-five years ago, the naval base on Oahu’s coast fell victim to a surprise attack by the Japanese, launching the United States […]

Revisiting the Past: How Japan Views Pearl Harbor

March 15, 2017 ·

It’s likely that a survey of Japanese people taken during the early 1940s about the attack on Pearl Harbor would show broad agreement that it was a necessity. It wasn’t just a declaration of war against the United States and an attempt to cripple the American Navy, it was one in a series of battles against […]

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Pearl Harbor’s Civilians

Everett Hyland: Surviving Pearl Harbor and Beyond

Pearl Harbor’s Forgotten Battleship

February 1932: The Other "Attack on Pearl Harbor"

Destroyer Division 80

Why Pearl Harbor Didn't Succeed

The Accountability of Admiral Husband E. Kimmel

Heroes of the Harbor: Ray Chavez

Myths About the Attack on Pearl Harbor

Revisiting the Past: How Japan Views Pearl Harbor

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