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A US Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII. Here's why

Read full article: A US Navy captain ordered a military funeral for a kamikaze pilot during WWII. Here's why

Off the coast of Japan 80 years ago, a U.S. naval captain ordered his battleship to hold a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot who died slamming his fighter plane into the American vessel.

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Harry Chandler, Navy medic who survived Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, dies at 103

Read full article: Harry Chandler, Navy medic who survived Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, dies at 103

A Navy medic who helped pull injured sailors from the oily waters of Pearl Harbor after the 1941 Japanese attack on the naval base has died at the age of 103.

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LIVE: Biden gives remarks to honor 83rd anniversary of attack on Pearl Harbor

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President Joe Biden will give remarks to honor American veterans and their families on the eve of the 83rd Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Navy didn't understand well-documented risks posed by Hawaii fuel tanks, watchdog says

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A U.S. military watchdog says Navy officials lacked sufficient understanding of the risks of maintaining massive fuel storage tanks on top of a drinking water well at Pearl Harbor where spilled jet fuel poisoned more than 6,000 people.

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Lou Conter, last survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102

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Lou Conter, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died.

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1 of the few remaining survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor has died at 102

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One of the few remaining survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has died.

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Centenarian survivors of Pearl Harbor attack return to honor those who perished 82 years ago

Read full article: Centenarian survivors of Pearl Harbor attack return to honor those who perished 82 years ago

Pearl Harbor survivor Ira Schab returned to the Hawaii naval base 82 years after Japan’s bombing propelled the U.S. into World War II.

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Navy issues written reprimands for fuel spill that sickened 6,000 people at Pearl Harbor base

Read full article: Navy issues written reprimands for fuel spill that sickened 6,000 people at Pearl Harbor base

The Navy is issuing written reprimands to three now-retired military officers for their roles in the spill of jet fuel into Pearl Harbor’s drinking water in 2021.

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Hiroshima peace park and Pearl Harbor memorial will work together to promote peace

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Hiroshima and Pearl Harbor, two symbols of World War II animosity between Japan and the United States, are now promoting peace and friendship through a sister park arrangement.

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Do you know about this historic submarine? It can be viewed at Texas museum

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The USS Cavalla is a historic ship for one main reason.

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Ken Potts, one of last 2 USS Arizona survivors, dies at 102

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One of the last two remaining survivors of the USS Arizona battleship, which sank during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, has died.

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Oldest living Pearl Harbor survivor marks 105th birthday

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The oldest living survivor of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 celebrated his upcoming 105th birthday at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.

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Local sailors, veterans hold Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony to honor victims of Pearl Harbor attack

Read full article: Local sailors, veterans hold Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony to honor victims of Pearl Harbor attack

A ceremony was held at Naval Station Mayport Wednesday morning. Local sailors and veterans gathered to pay tribute.

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Pearl Harbor Day: Photos of damage still resonate, more than eight decades later

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Thursday marks the anniversary of one of the most significant days in U.S. and world history, a day that still lives in infamy, 82 years later.

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Hawaii remembrance draws handful of Pearl Harbor survivors

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A handful of centenarian survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor gathered at the scene in Hawaii to commemorate those who perished 81 years ago in the Japanese bombing.

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USS Arizona survivor: Honor those killed at Pearl Harbor

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This week the U.S. Navy and the National Park Service will host a remembrance ceremony at Pearl Harbor on the 81st anniversary of the 1941 Japanese bombing.

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Sailor who died at Pearl Harbor to be buried at Arlington

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The remains of a sailor from Massachusetts who died when the USS Oklahoma capsized during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 are being buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday.

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Navy report: Multiple errors poisoned Pearl Harbor water

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A Navy investigation is revealing how shoddy management and human error caused fuel to leak into Pearl Harbor’s tap water last year.

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US military drops appeal of Hawaii order to drain fuel tanks

Read full article: US military drops appeal of Hawaii order to drain fuel tanks

The U.S. government is dropping its appeal of a Hawaii order requiring it to remove fuel from a massive military fuel storage facility that leaked petroleum into the Navy’s water system at Pearl Harbor last year.

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US military faces crisis in Hawaii after leak poisons water

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The Navy is scrambling to contain a major crisis in Hawaii after jet fuel leaked from an 80-year-old Hawaii tank farm.

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Pearl Harbor survivor takes flight on 100th birthday

Read full article: Pearl Harbor survivor takes flight on 100th birthday

A WWII veteran entered the “Century Club” with his head in the clouds - figuratively speaking.

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Navy blames Hawaii water contamination on jet fuel spill

Read full article: Navy blames Hawaii water contamination on jet fuel spill

Navy officials say they believe that contaminated tap water that went to Hawaii military households came from a one-time spill of jet fuel last month.

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Biden to withdraw embattled banking regulator nominee

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President Joe Biden says Saule Omarova’s nomination to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will be withdrawn.

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‘The whole world stood still’: Local veterans honor those lost at Pearl Harbor

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Dozens of local veterans gathered Tuesday to pay their respects to those lost in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Bidens honor Pearl Harbor's fallen in visit to WWII Memorial

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President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have marked the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor with a visit to the World War II Memorial in Washington.

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WWII veteran recounts how attack on Pearl Harbor motivated him to join Navy

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Today marks 80 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, which launched America into World War II.

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Pearl Harbor survivors gather on 80th anniversary of attack

Read full article: Pearl Harbor survivors gather on 80th anniversary of attack

Pearl Harbor attack survivors gathered at the site of the bombing to remember more than 2,300 U.S. troops killed 80 years ago.

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Navy halts use of fuel storage complex above Hawaii aquifer

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The U.S. Navy is suspending use of World War II-era fuel storage complex above a Hawaii aquifer that supplies nearly 20% of Honolulu’s drinking water.

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Camden County band, chorus to perform in Hawaii for the 80th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor

Read full article: Camden County band, chorus to perform in Hawaii for the 80th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor

The purpose of the parade is to honor and pay respect to the Pearl Harbor survivors, our veterans, active duty military and their families.

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Hawaii: Petroleum detected in tap water near Pearl Harbor

Read full article: Hawaii: Petroleum detected in tap water near Pearl Harbor

The state of Hawaii says a laboratory has detected petroleum product in a water sample from an elementary school near Pearl Harbor.

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Jacksonville veterans remember lives lost in Pearl Harbor attack

Read full article: Jacksonville veterans remember lives lost in Pearl Harbor attack

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Monday marks 79 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Fleet Reserve Association Branch 290 held a remembrance ceremony Monday at its lodge off Mayport Road, honoring the lives lost in a pivotal moment for World War II and U.S. history. The ceremony was shorter and more subdued than years past, in large part because of the pandemic. But a few veterans gathered to pay their respects to those who made the ultimate sacrifice. “It’s very important for us to come together and remember days like this because it reminds us of why the men and women who served before us did what they did,” said Tommy Stephens, president of the Fleet Reserve Association Branch 290.

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Pearl Harbor dead remembered in ceremony shrunk by pandemic

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A U.S. Navy sailor plays taps in front of the USS Missouri during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Officials gathered in Pearl Harbor to remember those killed in the 1941 Japanese attack, but public health measures adopted because of the coronavirus pandemic meant no survivors were present. The military broadcast video of the ceremony live online for survivors and members of the public to watch from afar. The Arizona today lies at the bottom of the harbor, where it sank shortly being hit by two bombs. Warren Upton, a 101-year-old who served on the USS Utah, understood why he could not attend in person this year.

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Survivors remember Pearl Harbor at home this year amid virus

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Ganitch was getting ready for a match pitting his ship, the USS Pennsylvania, against the USS Arizona when Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)HONOLULU – Navy sailor Mickey Ganitch was getting ready to play in a Pearl Harbor football game as the sun came up on Dec. 7, 1941. Nearly eight decades ago, Ganitch's USS Pennsylvania football team was scheduled to face off against the USS Arizona team. They're why Ganitch likes returning to Pearl Harbor for the annual remembrance ceremony on Dec. 7. Kathleen Farley, California chairwoman of the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors, said many survivors are already talking about going to Hawaii next year for the 80th anniversary if it's safe by then.

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Jacksonville sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack to be laid to rest 61 years later

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 22-year-old Jacksonville man killed aboard the USS Oklahoma when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, is finally accounted for, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Monday. The laboratory staff was only able to confirm the identifications of 35 men from the USS Oklahoma at that time. The service subsequently buried the unidentified remains in 46 plots at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu. Between June and November 2015, DPAA personnel exhumed the USS Oklahoma unknowns from the Punchbowl for analysis. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), Y chromosomal DNA (Y-STR) and autosomal STR DNA (auSTR) analysis.

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Jacksonville sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack to be laid to rest 79 years later

Read full article: Jacksonville sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack to be laid to rest 79 years later

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 22-year-old Jacksonville man killed aboard the USS Oklahoma when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, has finally been accounted for and laid to rest, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced. The laboratory staff was only able to confirm the identifications of 35 men from the USS Oklahoma at that time. The service subsequently buried the unidentified remains in 46 plots at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, known as the Punchbowl, in Honolulu. Between June and November 2015, DPAA personnel exhumed the USS Oklahoma unknowns from the Punchbowl for analysis. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), Y chromosomal DNA (Y-STR) and autosomal STR DNA (auSTR) analysis.

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Navy to name aircraft carrier for Pearl Harbor hero Doris Miller

Read full article: Navy to name aircraft carrier for Pearl Harbor hero Doris Miller

HONOLULU, Hawaii – The U.S. Navy is expected to honor a World War II hero when a new aircraft carrier is named for Mess Attendant 2nd Class Doris Miller. The announcement is expected to be made at Pearl Harbor Monday, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Friday. “Without him really knowing, he actually was a part of the Civil Rights movement because he changed the thinking in the Navy,” Ravenscroft said. Two of Miller’s nieces are expected to be at Pearl Harbor for the announcement on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, the commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet, presented the Navy Cross to Miller in Pearl Harbor in May 1942.

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How a New Nick Jonas Movie Is Bringing the Battle of Midway to Life

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The forthcoming film Midway explores a World War II battle that changed the course of history. It tells the story of the Battle of Midway, which followed the attack on Pearl Harbor and Doolittles Raid. In the spring of 1942, just months after the Pearl Harbor attacks, the United States intercepted transmissions from the Japanese. The Battle of Midway was a massive blow to Japanese forces and an event from which the country could not recover. Wreck of World War II Navy Ship Found, 76 Years After Sinking With 5 Brothers on Board

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Hollywood Minute: Trio of new movie trailers

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The feature film 'Midway' picks up where 'Pearl Harbor' left off. Distributed by LAKANA. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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Mandy Moore, Nick Jonas and More Head Up Explosive WWII Drama 'Midway' -- Watch

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The first trailer has been released for Lionsgates sweeping WWII film, Midway, teasing an onslaught of action -- and an all-star cast. The clip begins with Anne Best (Mandy Moore) physically shaken while standing in her kitchen. Its then revealed that their home is close to Pearl Harbor and they are witnessing the Japanese attack on Dec. 7, 1941. Besides Wilson, Harrelson, Skrein and Moore, the film also stars Nick Jonas, Luke Evans, Aaron Eckhart, Dennis Quaid and Darren Criss. RELATED CONTENT:Mandy Moore Reveals What Fans Can Expect From Her New MusicMandy Moore Reveals Her Plans to Hike Mount Everest Again (Exclusive)Nick Jonas Says Jonas Brothers' Song 'I Believe' Is a 'Love Letter' to Priyanka Chopra

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Mayport remembers Pearl Harbor on 77th anniversary

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MAYPORT, Fla. – Members of Fleet Reserve at Mayport Naval Station gathered to honor the brave men and women of the military who lost their lives during the attack on Pearl Harbor 77 years ago. There were speeches that recalled the day when Japan bombed American warships and countless people died during the attack on Pearl Harbor which changed the course of World War II forever. "It's a solemn day, so it's bittersweet," said Chad Burg of Fleet Reserve Association Branch 290. The last member of the Mayport Pearl Harbor Survivors Club, Robert Beaudreau, 98, died in September which made Friday's ceremony even more meaning. He had to crawl across the hawser line to get from the USS West Virginia to the USS Tennessee to survive.

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