The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Photograph. A tugboat. Personal caption: "A tug in dry dock." Likely Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. No date

Photograph. The USS S-29 (SS-134), a pre-war submarine. Personal caption: "A S boat." Likely Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. No...

Photograph. A submarine in the water. Likely Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. No date

USS California (BB-44) sinking as sailors jump from side to rescue vessels and life boats. Official caption: "USS...

"3619 W-PH-(6). Wing from Japanese bomber shot down on the grounds of the Naval Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii, December 7...

Photograph. A docked mine sweeper. Personal caption: "Another mine sweep." Likely Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. No date

Photograph. Unidentified pre-war ships. Likely Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. No date

Walter Bud Gafford was present on the morning of 7 December 1941 when the Japanese attacked [Annotator's Note: the...

[Annotator's Note: Robert Lowe and men from his outfit, a detachment of the US Marine Corps' 1st Defense Battlion, were...

John Laborde was at home and sitting down to Sunday lunch when he heard of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was in ROTC [...

William Patrick Bonelli retired as a lieutenant colonel in 1960. On the night of 6 December 1941, Bonelli was in...

[Annotator's Note: There is background noise throughout this clip. The interviewer asks Jack Sinise where he was when...

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