by Mark LoProto | Oct 29, 2019 | Pearl Harbor Heroes, Recent News, USAAF, Wheeler Army Air Field
On October 26, 2019, a man who became a hero on December 7, 1941 was again recognized for his bravery and selflessness in the face of the ferocious Japanese assault. Second Lieutenant Kenneth Taylor succeeded in doing what the attackers had hoped would be an...
by Mark LoProto | Mar 29, 2018 | Bellows Field, Hickam Air Field, Other Oahu Sites, US Aircraft, Wheeler Army Air Field
Toward the end of the First World War, the United States began to focus on strengthening its defense of the West Coast. Having had virtually no military presence in the Pacific in the lead-up to the war, the US began building a series of bases in the Territory of...
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...
