by superadmin | Dec 20, 2021 | aircraft, airforce, Hawaii, hawaii history, Hawaii Museum, Military history, navy, pearl harbor, wwii
P2Y-1s of Patrol Squadron (VP) 10F arrive over Hawaii after completing their flight from San Francisco.During the interwar years both military and civilian aviation circles focused their attention on transoceanic flight. The epic non-stop flight across the Atlantic in...
by superadmin | Nov 30, 2021 | 80th National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, Hawaii Museum, pearl harbor, pearl harbor museum, uss bowfin, wwii
Photograph taken from a Japanese plane during the torpedo attack on ships moored on both sides of Ford Island shortly after the beginning of the Pearl Harbor attack.Imperial Japanese Navy – Official U.S. Navy photograph NH 50930On December 6, 1941, a day prior...
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 | 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 | 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...