by Mark LoProto | Jan 20, 2020 | Aircraft Carriers, Current Events, Pacific Theater, Pearl Harbor Heroes, Pearl Harbor News, Recent News, USS West Virginia Survivors
Many of the heroes of the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor have been honored with medals and citations. Some have even had US Navy ships named in their honor. One notable figure from the attack, however, is receiving an unprecedented honor. According to Acting...
by Mark LoProto | Jan 1, 2020 | Obituaries, Pearl Harbor News, Pearl Harbor Survivors
As the years move us ever further from the events of December 7, 1941, we find ourselves bidding farewell to more and more of the men who lived through the horrors of that day. The following is a list of the Pearl Harbor survivors lost in 2019. Robert M. Bishop August...
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...
