by superadmin | Nov 25, 2021 | Hawaii Museum, history, Military history, Pacific Fleet Museum, President Franklin Roosevelt, wwii
President Franklin Roosevelt carves a turkeyOnce upon a time the United States celebrated two Thanksgivings; it did not go well. During WWII food shortages and restrictions on travel were difficult enough for folks without adding political arguments over the date on...
by superadmin | Oct 14, 2021 | astronaut, history, nasa, space, submarine, us navy, women in history
Kayla Barron poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas on July 12, 2019. (NASA/Bill Ingalls)Lt. Cmdr. Kayla Barron, one of the first women to serve on a Navy submarine, is now one step closer to being one of the first women to walk on...
by superadmin | Jul 17, 2021 | Hawaii, history, pearl harbor, VJ Day, wwii
The “Dancing Man” in Elizabeth Street, Sydney on 18 August 1945.August 14 – 15 1945 mark VJ Day or “Victory Over Japan Day in which the Imperial Japanese surrendered, effectively ending WWII. Please Enjoy the Shared footage of VJ Day, August...
by superadmin | Jun 16, 2021 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, art, hawaii history, history, museum, naval history, navy, Sailor, tattoo
USS Alaska (CB-1) Signalmen taking a visual message on the signal bridge, circa February 1945. Signalman Third Class Teddy Chalupski is writing the message while SM3/c Floyd H. Scharp reads it with the telescope. Note Scharp’s Equator crossing tattoo. OffThe art...
by superadmin | May 15, 2021 | challenge coins, history, Memorial Day, Military, navy, Sailor, Soldier, Submariner, Vertan, WWI, wwii
USS Bowfin Challenge Coins Today, we’ll explore the history of military challenge coins, examine their possible origins and where to purchase your very own USS Bowfin “Pearl Harbor Avenger” Coin. Purchase your USS Bowfin Challenge Coin at...
by superadmin | Mar 31, 2021 | #BOWFINandBEYOND, bugs bunny day, history, War Bonds, wwii
Still frame of Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd in Any Bonds Today? (1942), a Warner Bros. cartoon produced with the United States Treasury Department to promote the purchase of war bondsAt the time of WWII, American’s could not escape the global grasp of war...
