by Mark LoProto | Jul 20, 2018 | Attack of Pearl Harbor, Battleships, USS Oklahoma Memorial
The early morning quiet of a routine December Sunday on Oahu was shattered when aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy came screaming over Pearl Harbor and launched one of the deadliest attacks on American soil in history. In the course of the devastating attack, the...
by Mark LoProto | Nov 29, 2017 | Pearl Harbor Memorials, Pearl Harbor Today, USS Arizona Memorial, USS Missouri, USS Oklahoma Memorial
More than 75 years have passed since the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor. On the morning of December 7th, 1941, the American naval base awoke to the sound of gunfire and explosions, the signs of an attack it didn’t know was coming. Forces of the Imperial Japanese...
by Mark LoProto | Nov 20, 2017 | Battleships, Pacific Aviation Museum, Submarines, USS Bowfin, USS Missouri, USS Oklahoma Memorial
As you prepare for your journey back to 1941, to the day when the United States felt a stunned sorrow over the loss of 2,403 American lives, you’ll want to have a basic understanding of where you’re going and what you’re going to see. In the first part of our...
by Mark LoProto | Jul 18, 2017 | Pearl Harbor Today, USS Oklahoma Memorial
On December 7th, 1941, the United States suffered a tragic blow when a fleet of Japanese aircraft flew into Oahu’s airspace and launched a deadly assault on the naval base at Pearl Harbor. Over the course of the two-hour attack, American sailors fought for their lives...
by Mark LoProto | May 12, 2017 | Pacific Aviation Museum, Pearl Harbor Tickets, USS Arizona Memorial, USS Bowfin, USS Missouri, USS Oklahoma Memorial, Visiting Pearl Harbor
When you do some online research about Pearl Harbor and the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, you may come across mention of a “Passport to Pearl Harbor.” Don’t worry, you don’t actually need a passport to get into Pearl Harbor, but just as a...
by Mark LoProto | Mar 24, 2017 | Japanese Aircraft, Pacific Aviation Museum, Pearl Harbor Tours, USS Arizona Memorial, USS Bowfin, USS Missouri, USS Oklahoma Memorial
On December 7th, 1941, Japanese fighters and bombers swooped in on Pearl Harbor, devastating airfields and mighty battleships lined up at Battleship Row. The attack is such an important part of American history that Pearl Harbor became the main site of the World War...
