On a sleepy Sunday morning in 1941, the Hawaiian island of Oahu couldn’t have looked anymore idyllic. Even with the fairly ...
The 8th Air Force was established in the weeks following the attack on Pearl Harbor in February of 1942. The Mighty 8th ...
Chief Carpenter’s Mate Ted McKindley Furr, who was killed aboard the USS Oklahoma during the Pearl Harbor attack, will be laid to rest with full military honors on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the ...
Three U.S. airmen disappeared after bailing out of a burning B-17 over Germany 80 years ago. An Offutt recovery team ...
Warren “Red” Upton, a 105-year-old World War II US veteran who was the oldest living survivor of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, died on Christmas Day, according to his family and the Sons ...
Harry Chandler, a Navy corpsman who witnessed the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941 from a hillside hospital before rushing to take part in a watery rescue mission, died Monday in Palm Beach County ...
Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the last remaining survivor of the USS ...
− The oldest living survivor of the Pearl Harbor attacks died Christmas ... It spurred the U.S. to enter World War II. Upton served as a radioman throughout the war, Farley said.
U.S. News Insider Tip: Plan for a full day at Pearl Harbor. Even if you don't spend the whole day here, it's a lot to take in and you won't want to rush to another activity or dinner reservation.
In the wake of Pearl Harbor and WWII, Upton remained a proud member of the USS Utah and Pearl Harbor survivor communities. While he did not mind sharing his experience of the attack, the loss of his ...