Sibling Witnesses to the Attack on Pearl Harbor
Siblings Lydia Grant and Thomas Gillette witnessed firsthand the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Siblings Lydia Grant and Thomas Gillette witnessed firsthand the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Historian Richard B. Frank discusses three major mistakes which denied the fleet at Pearl Harbor time to prepare for the incoming Japanese attack.
In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks on December 7, 1941, The National WWII Museum will unveil its newest special exhibit, Infamy: Pearl Harbor Remembered.
Remembering Pearl Harbor in Unknown Places: December 7, 1941
A selection of photographer Shane Sato’s powerful portraits of Japanese American veterans of World War II will be showcased in the Joe W. and Dorothy D. Brown Foundation Special Exhibit Gallery at The National WWII Museum from June 30, 2023, through March 31, 2024.
Join us as we host a film screening of Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Gregory Cooke
Early on December 7, 1941, citizens and servicemembers alike in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, faced terror as Japanese planes rained fire on the island in a stunning surprise attack.