On January 1, 1942, 26 countries signed the Declaration of the United Nations and 21 more countries formally joined the alliance prior to the end of World War II.
The 100th Infantry Battalion, comprised largely of second generation Nisei, bravely fought in Europe and became one of America's most highly decorated units of World War II.
“The location of the (US) Fleet in Hawaiian waters would act as a deterrent to the Japanese only so long as its positioning did not appear to the Japanese as solely a bluff.” – Admiral J.O. Richardson
Find out how the Pearl Harbor attacks influenced this fire truck, which is the focus for Drafts for Crafts 2018.
The attack on Pearl Harbor was decades in the making, but still came as a shock.
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.
Join us for the concluding event of our 80th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor programming, a discussion that covers a sweeping history of America’s long and fateful military relationship with the Philippines amid a century of Pacific warfare.
A panel discussion of historians from members of The Institute for the Study of War and Democracy in The National WWII Museum’s US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center