Roberto Garcia, a Navy seaman, was killed aboard the USS California when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. After nearly 84 years, his remains have finally returned to his Texas home.
On December 7, 1941, the 'battle' of Ni'ihau commenced. For obvious reasons this incident is usually overshadowed by the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Ni'ihau incident was a deadly incident on an island ...
At the urging of Hawaii’s congressional delegation, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll recently approved posthumous promotions for seven Hawaii-born nisei soldiers who died fighting in Europe during World ...
Nolle Smith Jr., right, was the University of Hawaii’s All-American fullback. He carried the ball 16 times for 180 yards and caught two passes for 25 yards. He also played defense, intercepting two ...
More than eight decades since the “Day of Infamy,” scientists are still studying the Pearl Harbor attack. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) in Falmouth reported Friday that oil from the ...
A lifelong story of love and service has been brought into the public eye through a compelling donation to a World War II-related museum. At 106 years old, Alice Beck Darrow, a former nurse, knows ...
A Navy fireman who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor has been identified 84 years later, military officials said Tuesday. U.S. Navy Fireman 1st Class Edward D. Bowden enlisted in the military in ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Dec. 7, 1941, the day America was thrust into World War II, Dean Darrow was a young sailor on the USS West Virginia, a battleship moored at Pearl Harbor. During the ...
On July 4, 1944, Sgt. Howard Urabe was fighting Nazis in Europe. Hailing from Kapaa, Kauai, he was fighting alongside other young nisei—American-born Japanese—who had volunteered for combat duty. They ...
Jim Wescoat was born on Dec. 7, 1921, in Atlantic City, N.J. Exactly 20 years later, after Pearl Harbor was bombed on Dec. 7, 1941, he joined the Marine Corps. Now 103, he’s the only Marine WWII ...
A lifelong story of love and service has been brought into the public eye through a compelling donation to a World War II-related museum. At 106 years old, Alice Beck Darrow, a former nurse, knows ...
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