The USS Arizona’s Last Salvo
In a strange case of life after death, the resurrected guns of the USS Arizona fired at the end of the war.
In a strange case of life after death, the resurrected guns of the USS Arizona fired at the end of the war.
It was the attack that changed the world, and on December 7, the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, the place to listen and learn about it will be in New Orleans at The National WWII Museum’s International Conference on WWII.
The Pearl Harbor attack witness died on November 25, 2019.
In this clip, Fred Hollis describes how he learned about the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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. The assault quickly plunged the United States into a world-changing war. Each year, The National WWII Museum commemorates those who lost their lives on that fateful December day.
Learn about life on the US Home Front during World War II and gain effective strategies and resources to teach about it in your classroom.
Organized by The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco, California, The Walt Disney Studios and World War II will be on display in The National WWII Museum’s Senator John Alario, Jr. Special Exhibition Hall from March 17, 2023, through September 24, 2023.
Explore the story of journalist Wallace Carroll with the author of his biography, Mary Llewellyn McNeil, in this webinar premiering September 6 at 2:00 p.m. CT.