The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Sinking of the USS West Virginia (BB-48), USS Tennessee (BB-43) and USS Arizona (BB-39). Official caption: "Japanese...

Photograph. An unidentified submarine. Likely Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. No date

Photograph. A large crowd at the dock watches an unidentified ship leaving port. Likely Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. No date

Photograph. Partial views of pre-war ships. Likely Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. No date

Photograph. An unidentified pre-war ship. Likely Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. No date

Photograph. A Petty Officer, Third Class stands on the deck of a submarine, probably the USS Narwhal. Likely Pearl...

Damaged USS California (BB-44). Official caption: "USS California (BB-44). US Navy Photo 100-14." From U.S. Navy Photos...

On 7 December 1941 [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941], Robert Taylor...

On 7 December 1941 [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941] at six o'clock in...

Frank Stewart was standing outside of the White House in Washington D.C. when he heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor...

Dr. Stanley Jaffe has one sister and no brothers in his family. His father was a storekeeper. He owned a liquor store...

Philip Curran and his family talked about the impending war developments all the time. His grandfather was an avid...

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