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December 7, 1941 - The Other Oahu Targets

November 30, 2017 ·  
On December 7th, 1941, a striking force of the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the Pearl Harbor naval base on Oahu. During the course of the two-hour attack, over 2,400 Americans were killed, though not every casualty was on the naval base. Though the Japanese bombers and fighters focused primarily on the […]
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"Just Part of the Job"

October 20, 2017 ·  
In a November 2016 interview with Pearl Harbor survivor John Hughes, the 97-year-old veteran touched on a word that he and his fellow Pearl Harbor survivors hear often. When discussing his long Marine Corps career, Hughes shrugs off being called a hero, instead claiming it “was just part of the job.” Hughes served in the […]
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The Heroes of Marine Corps Air Station Ewa

August 07, 2017 ·  
Not every hero of December 7th, 1941 was made within the confines of Pearl Harbor. While most of the Japanese attention was focused on the eight battleships moored along Battleship Row, some Japanese fighters and bombers detached from the main strike force to attack other strategic targets. Wheeler and Hickam Army Air Fields are each […]
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The Military Airfields on Oahu

June 02, 2017 ·  
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a devastating event that had far-reaching consequences. Over 2,000 American servicemen were killed during the surprise Japanese attack. December 7th, 1941 became known as a "Date which will live in infamy"—one of the most important in all of American history. While we remember the naval base at Pearl Harbor […]
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