by Mark LoProto | Dec 5, 2019 | Pearl Harbor News, Pearl Harbor Survivors, Recent News, USS Arizona Survivors
In 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 well into their 90s, the survivors weren’t physically able to cross the Pacific to...
by Mark LoProto | Nov 15, 2019 | Obituaries, Pearl Harbor News, USS Arizona Survivors
In the years following the sinking of USS Arizona (BB-39) and the building of the USS Arizona Memorial, 43 former crewmen who survived the events of December 7, 1941 have chosen the sunken vessel as their final resting place. As the nation commemorates the 78th...
by Mark LoProto | Oct 18, 2019 | Learning Pearl Harbor, Literature of Pearl Harbor, Pearl Harbor Heroes, Pearl Harbor Survivors
Before embarking on a Pearl Harbor tour, it’s a great idea to get some background about the December 7, 1941 attack. First-hand accounts are the best way to get a feel for the events of that fateful day and the war that followed, but the number of Pearl Harbor...
by Mark LoProto | Sep 24, 2019 | Pearl Harbor News, Pearl Harbor Survivors, Recent News
The 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, CA hosted its last meeting after the passing of Navy Capt. Jack Evans left the...
by Jerry Peterson | Sep 13, 2019 | Obituaries, Pearl Harbor News, USS Arizona Memorial, USS Arizona Survivors
More than 75 years ago, thousands of men—some of them still in their teens—put their lives on the line when the Imperial Japanese Navy launched its attack on Pearl Harbor. Among them was Lauren Bruner, who was serving aboard USS Arizona (BB-39) when the mighty...
by Mark LoProto | Aug 28, 2019 | Kaneohe Naval Air Station, Pearl Harbor Heroes, Pearl Harbor Survivors
The Medal of Honor isn’t an award given without careful thought and consideration, so those who are chosen to receive it are known for having gone above and beyond the call of duty. In 1942, a US Navy Chief Petty Officer named John Finn became the first serviceman to...
