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On June 4th, 1942. . .

Pearl Harbor Promotions X - 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

Rosie the Riveter at Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum

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

USS Nevada

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 […]

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