Hawaii’s initial importance to the US Army was not due to long-term planning, but it would become a crucial piece of a defensive network in the Pacific.

Pilot Officer Billy Fiske was the first US citizen to travel to the United Kingdom at the onset of World War II to join the Royal Air Force, and was one of seven American pilots to take part in the Battle of Britain.

Veterans Day profile of Pearl Harbor Survivor and friend of the Museum Armando “Chick” Galella.

Battleship Missouri Memorial curator’s family connection to the USS Arizona’s Marine Detachment.

The discovery of a Pearl Harbor veteran in the family tree leads to discovery of service and sacrifice.