by superadmin | Dec 30, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, distance learning, Fire prevetion, history, smokey bear, wwii
1989; Smokey Bear poster showing a half body image of Smokey pointing at the audience with one hand while holding a shovel in the other hand. Poster reads “Only You”. This work is maintained in the National Agricultural Library, in Beltsville, MD.“Remember...
by superadmin | Nov 10, 2020 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, history, pearl harbor, Veterans Day
Honoring All Who ServedVideo Credit: Created by Dori Whipple, Joint Munitions Command Rock Island Arsenal, IL; courtesy of DVIDSHUB.NETOn November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words:...
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by superadmin | Oct 11, 2020 | Artifacts, Bowfin Submarine Museum, pearl harbor, USS Trout, wwii
Letter addressed to and from Charlotte Brownlow Brownlow was one of the older and more experienced sailors aboard USS Trout. The average age of a WWII submarine skipper was only 32More than a few enlisted men lied about their age to join the Navy, and some were...
by superadmin | Oct 11, 2020 | Ghost story, Halloween, Hawaii, pearl harbor
Hanger 37, Ford Island December 7, 1941 photo courtesy of Pearl Harbor Aviation MuseumThere have been reports all around Ford Island of strange things, sounds, and presences that correspond to events of December 7, 1941. Ford Island residents have reported phantom...
by superadmin | Oct 1, 2020 | museum, Nonprofit, pearl harbor, Submarine History, uss bowfin
The Waterfront Memorial and the USS Bowfin (SS-287) submarine moored at Pearl Harbor.Despite the second mandated shutdown on Oahu, we have continued to execute our renovation project. We are happy to inform you that the construction phase of our renovation is complete...
