by Mark LoProto | Mar 26, 2018 | Ford Island Naval Air Station, Hickam Air Field, History, Learning Pearl Harbor
Most tours of Pearl Harbor include stops at the museums and monuments on Ford Island. Located in the middle of Pearl Harbor, Ford Island is a 441-acre island that’s prominent in both Hawaiian culture and American history. While it’s best known as the...
by Mark LoProto | Feb 22, 2018 | Attack of Pearl Harbor, Ford Island Naval Air Station, Learning Pearl Harbor, Pacific Aviation Museum
Getting to know every element of a place as rich in history as Pearl Harbor can be a daunting task. When planning a visit to this important site and the many exhibits and memorials contained within, it helps to have some background understanding of what awaits. Many...
by Mark LoProto | Nov 30, 2017 | Attack of Pearl Harbor, Ewa Marine Corps Air Station, Ford Island Naval Air Station, Hickam Air Field, Kaneohe Naval Air Station, Other Oahu Sites, Wheeler Army Air Field
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...
by Mark LoProto | Jun 1, 2017 | Bellows Field, Ewa Marine Corps Air Station, Ford Island Naval Air Station, Hickam Air Field, Wheeler Army Air Field
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...
by Mark LoProto | May 27, 2017 | Attack of Pearl Harbor, Bellows Field, Ford Island Naval Air Station, Hickam Air Field, Ships, US Aircraft, Wheeler Army Air Field
Sometimes it’s difficult to get a true feel for the scope of an event without concrete numbers to back up the information and make it come to life. You already know that the Japanese launched a devastating attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor. You also...
