by Mark LoProto | May 28, 2019 | History, National Park Service, Pearl Harbor Films, Visiting Pearl Harbor
Though the attack on Pearl Harbor only lasted about two hours, the number of books and other writings, TV shows, and movies about the events of December 7, 1941 is extensive and varied. The experiences of a sailor who just barely survived the sinking of USS Oklahoma...
by Mark LoProto | May 7, 2019 | Attack of Pearl Harbor, History, Minesweepers, Pacific Theater
Launched in March 1919 and commissioned into service on May 17 of the same year, the Lapwing-class minesweeper USS Tern (AM-31) was first assigned to Train Squadron 2 of the Fleet Base Force, at the US Navy installation at Pearl Harbor. After several years operating...
by Mark LoProto | Apr 26, 2019 | Attack of Pearl Harbor, Battleships
During the 1930s and early ’40s, with jobs scarce and tensions rising in Europe and the Pacific, many Americans turned to military service. At the time, it wasn’t uncommon for family members who had enlisted together to wind up serving in the same unit,...
by Mark LoProto | Apr 22, 2019 | Destroyers, History, Pacific Theater
The keel of the destroyer that would become known as USS Macdonough (DD-351) was laid down at the Boston Navy Yard in May of 1933, eight years before the outbreak of World War II in the Pacific. Construction on the new Farragut-class destroyer was completed in August...
by Mark LoProto | Apr 18, 2019 | Attack of Pearl Harbor, Learning Pearl Harbor
Understanding the events of December 7, 1941 doesn’t require you to be an expert in naval or technical terminology. The memorials, museums, and other attractions provide a historical overview of the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the things you need to know, such as the...
by Mark LoProto | Apr 16, 2019 | Aircraft Carriers, Pacific Theater, Recent News, RV Petrel Discoveries
In 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 the Pacific ocean. In 2018, they had found more than half-a-dozen, while 2017 proved fruitful...
