As bombs fell on Pearl Harbor during a shocking attack, transforming serene Hawaiian waters into a graveyard of twisted metal, burning wreckage and the roar of destruction, Earl “Chuck” Kohler did not ...
This is where the course of history changed, not only Hawaii and the United States, but arguably the world: Pearl Harbor.
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Ira “Ike” Schab had just showered, put on a clean sailor’s uniform and closed his locker aboard the USS Dobbin when he heard a call for a fire rescue party. He went topside to ...
On Dec. 7, 1941, just before 8 a.m., Japan launched an air and sea attack on Naval Station Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu in Hawaii that pushed the United States into World War II. The U.S.
TEQUESTA, Fla. — An honorary diploma has been awarded to a local Pearl Harbor survivor as he prepares for the 82nd commemoration of the attack. Harry Chandler lives at Tequesta Terrace Senior Living ...
Today, Dec. 7, is the 82nd anniversary of the date “which will live in infamy.” More than 2,400 Americans lost their lives on Dec. 7, 1941 when Japanese bombers launched a surprise attack on the U.S.
Lou Contor's family plans to bury him next to his late wife of 45 years, who died in 2016 Kent Nishimura/Getty Lou Conter, the last known survivor of the USS Arizona battleship, which sank during the ...
Warren “Red” Upton, one of the last survivors of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, died on Christmas Day. Upton was the sole remaining crewmember of the dreadnaught battleship the USS Utah, one of ...
The USS Arizona Memorial, part of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, is seen at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, in 2016. Today marks the 82nd anniversary of the Japanese ...
BEAVERTON, Ore. — Tucked away on a Beaverton side street lives Ira Schab, who is celebrating his 104th birthday on July Fourth. "It's been pretty good," Schab said of his life. "I can't complain." For ...
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