The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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

Hawaiian civilians dead in bullet riddled car. Official caption: "Eight miles from the nearest military target - 3...

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...

Stunned sailors view airfield on fire. Official caption: "Naval air station afire. US Navy Photo 100-4." From U.S....

Erik Johnsen was in school at Tulane, University in New Orleans, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He feels this...

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...

The ongoing hostilities in Europe and Japan were not discussed in Otis Gatewood's circles until Japan attacked Pearl...

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

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