New Ships To Bear the Names Arizona and Oklahoma
January 24, 2020It’s been over 75 years since a US Navy ship named USS Arizona or USS Oklahoma was in service. After being destroyed during the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941,... Read More
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New Aircraft Carrier To Be Named for Doris Miller
January 20, 2020Many of the heroes of the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor have been honored with medals and citations. Some have even had US Navy ships named in their... Read More
Battleship Missouri Marked a Major Milestone
January 9, 2020On December 28, 2019, the Battleship Missouri marked a major milestone as she welcomed her nine-millionth visitor, a number that shows just how popular Pearl Harbor Historic Sites are. The... Read More
Legacy of a Pearl Harbor Survivor Published
January 3, 2020One of the best routes to understanding the attack on Pearl Harbor is through the words of those who lived through it. On the 78th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor... Read More
USS Arizona Survivor Lou Conter Returns
December 5, 2019In 2018, the Pearl Harbor anniversary commemoration took place with something missing. It was the first year that no survivors of the USS Arizona (BB-39) attended the Oahu ceremony. All... Read More
Pearl Harbor Survivor George Hursey Dies at 98
November 21, 2019As we move ever further away in time from the events of December 7, 1941, we continue to bid farewell to the brave men and women who lived through the... Read More
Technology of R/V Petrel Aids in Major Discoveries
November 5, 2019If you’ve been following the many discoveries of the R/V Petrel expeditions, you likely have given some thought to the type of equipment used by the pioneering researchers. Founded—and funded—by the... Read More
Another Honor for Pearl Harbor Hero Kenneth Taylor
October 29, 2019On October 26, 2019, a man who became a hero on December 7, 1941 was again recognized for his bravery and selflessness in the face of the ferocious Japanese assault.... Read More
Participant in Iwo Jima Photo Identified
October 25, 2019American history is constantly being revised as new information and technologies emerge. As time goes on, and those who were present for some of the most historic moments pass away,... Read More
Pearl Harbor Hosts Gala Midway Movie Screening
October 13, 2019It was the turning point of the War in the Pacific for the United States Navy, following the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. In late 2019,... Read More
Last Chapter of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association Disbands
September 24, 2019The last chapter of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association held its final meeting in September, 2019, marking the official end of the historic association. Carnation Chapter 3 in La Mesa,... Read More
Visitors Return to the USS Arizona Memorial
August 29, 2019After a period of repairs that lasted 15 months, visitors to Pearl Harbor will finally be able to return to the USS Arizona Memorial, beginning on September 1, 2019. The... Read More
Wreckage of USS Wasp Located
April 16, 2019In the month of February, 2019 alone, the expedition organized by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen found the wreckage of three World War II warships at the bottom of... Read More
Wreckage of USS Strong Located
March 11, 2019Paul Allen passed away in 2018, but the expedition team he once spearheaded is still going strong, carrying on his legacy of uncovering important pieces of history in the Pacific.... Read More
Wreckage of Japanese Battleship Hiei Located
February 8, 2019Although Paul Allen passed away in October of 2018, R/V Petrel continues its search for sunken relics of World War II. The research vessel’s most recent discovery is the wreckage... Read More
Albert L. Kaiss, Last Commander of the Mighty Mo, Dies at 78
August 13, 2018On 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... Read More
USS Juneau Sailor Finally Receives Recognition
August 2, 2018On November 13, 1942, during the Battle of Guadalcanal, USS Juneau (CL-52) was hit by several torpedoes from the Japanese submarine I-26 and sank. All but ten men died, some... Read More
Dredging Up—and Blowing Up—Pearl Harbor’s Past
July 30, 2018Remnants from the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor are still being uncovered, despite the passage of 77 years since it unfolded. Recently, new discoveries have been made at... Read More
USS Oklahoma Sailor William Hellstern Identified
June 5, 2018It started with a DNA sample. Ted Hummell never knew his uncle William Hellstern, but he had heard about him all his life from his mother, Jeanne. William Francis Hellstern... Read More
Ray Chavez: Still On Duty at 106
May 24, 2018One might expect that, at 106 years old, Pearl Harbor survivor Ray Chavez would be ready to retire from being a public figure. But for the oldest known Pearl Harbor... Read More
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