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News Articles: Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor Navy veteran Bob Fernandez is photographed at home in Lodi, Calif., on Nov. 19.

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Pearl Harbor survivor dies at 100

Bob Fernandez was a 17-year-old sailor on board the USS Curtiss during the Dec. 7, 1941, attack that propelled the U.S. into World War II.

December 14, 2024
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Lou Conter, pictured at the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, in 2016, died on Monday. He was the last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.

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Lou Conter, last survivor of the USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor, dies at 102

The seaman had a storied career in the Navy. Over 27 years he served, he survived the surprise attack by Japan, was shot down over the Pacific and was uninjured in the Korean War.

April 03, 2024
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  • Vanessa Romo
Marine recruits wait for their drill instructor as they cross the base at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island on August 22 in Beaufort County, S.C.

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For a new generation of Marines, 9/11 is history

For many Americans, 9/11 is now simply a date to mark, much like December 7th and the Pearl Harbor attacks. Even the military war colleges are moving on.

September 11, 2023
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  • Tom Bowman and
  • Lexie Schapitl
Shipfitter Third Class John Malcolm Donald died on December 7, 1941 during the attack on Pearl Harbor. On April 11, 2018, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency identified his remains. He will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery Thursday February 9, 2023.

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Georgia man who died at Pearl Harbor will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery

Shipfitter 3rd Class Malcolm Donald was stationed on the USS Oklahoma the morning of Dec. 7, 1941. His remains were identified more than 75 years later.

February 08, 2023
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  • Devon Zwald
Robert P. Madison served in the 370th Regimental Combat Team, 92nd Infantry Division, the only all-Black division to see infantry combat in World War II.

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'Trying To Prove Something:' A WWII Vet Remembers His All-Black Battalion

On National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, Robert Madison, a 97-year-old World War II veteran, recalls his time in battle. He fought in the then-segregated Army as an intelligence officer.

December 07, 2020
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  • Kelley Dickens and
  • Wynton St. Clair
Doris "Dorie" Miller, U.S. Navy mess attendant 2nd class, became one of the first American heroes of World War II for his actions during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

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A Military 1st: A Supercarrier Is Named After An African American Sailor

USS Doris Miller will honor a Black Pearl Harbor hero and key figure in the rise of the civil rights movement. Miller, a sharecropper's son from Waco, Texas, was 22 years old when he created history.

October 01, 2020
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  • Jay Price

On Second Thought For October 6, 2016

“Pearl Harbor: From Infamy to Greatness" is a new book by historian Craig Nelson. It uses oral histories from unlikely sources to give fresh...

October 06, 2016
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  • Celeste Headlee

Pearl Harbor's Powerful Stories

“Pearl Harbor: From Infamy to Greatness" is a new book by historian Craig Nelson. It uses oral histories from unlikely sources to give fresh...

October 06, 2016
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  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Lindsay Thomas

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