Seven Reasons You Should Join Us for Museum Day
Historic Elevator in the Ford Island Control Tower
80th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway
A Letter from the Sons of WWII Ace Harry Brown
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
History of Ford Island Control Tower
Q & A with Rear Admiral Samuel J. Cox
Black History Month
Historic Hangar 79
Amelia Earhart and Hawaii
On June 4th, 1942. . .
On the afternoon of June 4th three Japanese Aircraft carriers were heavily damaged. Planes from the IJN Hiryu were launching to attack U.S. Aircraft Carriers. The USS Yorktown was struck and damaged by torpedoes from Nakajima B5N torpedo bombers. The Hiryu, which launched the IJN aircraft, was then attacked and set ablaze by SBD Dauntless […]
Five Questions with Rosie the Riveter
A Riveting Tale of Women, the Workforce and World War II 1. Why did you decide to join the workforce? The men went off to war and I wanted to help out the war effort in any way I could! I saw the Riveter posters saying “We Can Do It” and I applied at the […]
The Nevada’s Run
Although mortally wounded by a torpedo hit, the USS Nevada managed to make a run toward the open sea. However, she was already taking on water, and when the second wave began, she was hit by five dive bombs. These inflicted many casualties and made fire fighting and flood control more difficult. Sinking deeper in […]
