Pearl Harbor National Memorial

[Karl Welteke]

Pearl Harbor Visitor Center

First album of several.
This album is about the entrance aera of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center.

The Pearl Harbor Visitor Center is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. I visited it on the 27th Oct. 2019 for the first time and this album and others are from that visit and a later one. I will make several albums about the Visitor Center, lots to see and it is free. This is the first album and it is about the entrance area.

I established this album with 22 images:

Uploaded to Karl’s web page:
philippine-sailor.net/2020/02/18/pearl-harbor-visitor-center/

For this forum presentation I selected these 10 images:






Zo220. This is entrance to the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial; it is decked out with flags and pennants. This is also the starting point to the USS Arizona, USS Missouri, USS Oklahoma, the Utah Memorials. To visit the USS Bowfin with Park and the Pacific Aviation Museum one also has to start here.



Zo221. The map of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center from its web page.



Zo222. A Google Earth image with the big picture of some of the parts of the Pearl Harbor Memorial.



Zo230. This is one of 5 images as you walk thru the gate of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. They were shot left to right. Dead ahead is the ticket office for the free tickets of the Arizona Memorial. Left is the booth for the Audio Tours; and right is the booth for the other memorials and museums. Notice the geographic graph of the Pacific Ocean area which shows about half of the world and the other half of WWII.



Zo232. This is one of 5 images as you walk thru the gate of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. They were shot left to right. We are looking east now, in front is the Pacific Ocean War graph. In the distance is the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum; Left half way is the Research and education center.



Zo235. One of 3 images about the ticket offices at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. This is the center office or booth for the free USS Arizona, -Oklahoma and the USS Utah Memorial but I believe you have to pay for the bus shuttle service to Ford Island. The boat service to the Arizona Memorial is free; it is provided by the U.S. Navy. I walked to Ford Island via the new Bridge.



Zo236. One of 3 images about the ticket offices at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. This is the right ticket office or booth for the Battleship USS Missouri Memorial, the USS Bowfin submarine Museum and the Pacific Aviation Museum, all three cost money and two need additional bus shuttle fees. For the two locations on Ford Island one has to use the organized shuttle trip and stay within the limits of museum and memorial less you hold a Military ID.



Zo238. At the entrance to the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, the guards are very strict about what size bags can be brought in.
Pearl Harbor National Memorial Bag Policy and Safety Information URL, click here:
www.nps.gov/valr/planyourvisit/safety.htm



Zo240. This is one of three images about the book and souvenir shop and private book vendors. Immediately to the left when you enter the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center is the book and souvenir shop and a couple of book vendors are set up around it.



Zo242. I bought this book at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center book and souvenir shop, I found it fascinating that two out of three Japanese-Americans on Niihau took the side of the landed Japanese Pilot. I read and heard about the Niihau incident! As a German immigrant I wonder about this subject of aliens helping the invading force of the same nationality. We know many Japanese Americans and also some German and Italian Americans were held in custody in the US because of that fear. Living in the Philippines, aware of the WWII history there and I have read many times in books about Japanese Filipinos became Japanese Imperial Officers or served the Japanese Occupying Forces in other ways. I’m wondering!

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Here are good URLs to know if you like to visit this Pearl Harbor National Memorial also:

The map Pearl Harbor Visitor Center URL, click here:
www.nps.gov/valr/planyourvisit/maps.htm

Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Pearl Harbor Visitor Center URL, click here:
www.nps.gov/valr/planyourvisit/index.htm

Pearl Harbor National Memorial Bag Policy and Safety Information URL, click here:
www.nps.gov/valr/planyourvisit/safety.htm

Pearl Harbor National Memorial Fees & Passes URL, click here :
www.nps.gov/valr/planyourvisit/fees.htm

[Karl Welteke]

Oahu Court area, Pearl Harbor Visiting Center, -National Memorial

Second album of several.

This album is about the Pearl Harbor National Memorial Oahu Court area of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center.

The Pearl Harbor Visitor Center is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. I visited it on the 27th Oct. 2019 for the first time and this album and others are from that visit and a later one.

I will make several albums about the Visitor Center, lots to see and it is free. This is the second album and it is about the Oahu Court area.

The Pearl Harbor Visitor Center is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial.I will make several albums about the Visitor Center, lots to see and it is free. This is the first album and it is about the Oahu Court area.

I established this album with 33 images:

Uploaded to Karl’s web page:
philippine-sailor.net/2020/02/24/pearl-harbor-national-memorial-oahu-court/

For this forum presentation I selected these 9 images:




Zo245. This is one of 4 images of the snack shop and restrooms building and area as you make a left turn to the south after entering the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial.



Zo246. The map of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center from its web page.



Zo249. This is one of 3 images, shot left to right, looking towards the south, as you make a left turn to the south after entering the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial.




Zo256. This is one of 5 images of the entrance area to the Exhibit Gallery “Attack” at the Oahu Court in the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial.



Zo260. This is one of 4 images of the USS Arizona Bell, which is located next to the entrance to the Pearl Harbor Memorial Theatre at the Oahu Court in the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial.



Zo261. This is one of 4 images of the USS Arizona Bell, which is located next to the entrance to the Pearl Harbor Memorial Theatre at the Oahu Court in the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial.



Zo263. This is one of 4 images of the Navy Boat Landing, which is located next to the Pearl Harbor Memorial Theatre at the Oahu Court in the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. These large Navy boats, manned by experienced sailors, provide free transportation to the USS Arizona Memorial.



Zo264. This is one of 4 images of the Navy Boat Landing, which is located next to the Pearl Harbor Memorial Theatre at the Oahu Court in the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. These large Navy boats, manned by experienced sailors, provide free transportation to the USS Arizona Memorial.



Zo269. This is one of 4 images of extra exhibits placed outside, in the open, between the Pearl Harbor Memorial Theatre on one side and the Attack and Road to War exhibits on the other side at the Oahu Court in the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial.

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Here are good URLs to know if you like to visit this Pearl Harbor National Memorial also:

The map Pearl Harbor Visitor Center URL, click here:
www.nps.gov/valr/planyourvisit/maps.htm

Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Pearl Harbor Visitor Center URL, click here:
www.nps.gov/valr/planyourvisit/index.htm

Pearl Harbor National Memorial Bag Policy and Safety Information URL, click here:
www.nps.gov/valr/planyourvisit/safety.htm

Pearl Harbor National Memorial Fees & Passes URL, click here :
www.nps.gov/valr/planyourvisit/fees.htm

[Karl Welteke]

Exhibits in the Oahu Court, Pearl Harbor Visitor Center.

Third album of several. I will make several albums about the Visitor Center, lots to see and it is free.

This album is about The Exhibits in the Oahu Court area, Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. I visited it on the 27th Oct. 2019 for the first time and this album and others are from that visit and a later one.

These images show the live of the Oahu people in 1941 and during the war. They show the changes on Oahu because of the war.

I established this album with 36 images:

Uploaded to Karl’s web page:

philippine-sailor.net/2020/03/01/exhibits-in-oahu-court-pearl-harbor-visitor-center/

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For this forum presentation I selected these 14 images, some things I did not know. The Hawaii Naval Station was located in Honolulu until 1919 (not far to Hotel St.) The reduction in numbers of the Hawaiian people was tragic.



Zo270. Marines are clearing brush at a Military field on Oahu in 1941.This is an image of the WWII exhibits in the Oahu Court, Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial.



Zo271. The map Pearl Harbor Visitor Center URL, the exhibits are located in that marked-in circle.



Zo277. This is one of 8 exhibit images in the Oahu Court area of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. They are standing in front of the Pearl Harbor exhibit Gallery Attack. This is an image of the WWII exhibits in the Oahu Court, Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial.



Zo278. This is one of 8 exhibit images in the Oahu Court area of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. They are standing in front of the Pearl Harbor exhibit Gallery Attack. This is an image of the WWII exhibits in the Oahu Court, Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial.



Zo279. This is one of 8 exhibit images in the Oahu Court area of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. They are standing in front of the Pearl Harbor exhibit Gallery Attack. This is an image of the WWII exhibits in the Oahu Court, Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial.



Zo285. This is one of 5 exhibit images in the center of the Oahu Court area of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. They are about live on Oahu just before the war. This is an image of the WWII exhibits in the Oahu Court, Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial.



Zo290. This is one of 11 exhibit images in the center of the Oahu Court area of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. This is an image of the WWII exhibits in the Oahu Court, Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial.



Zo292. This is one of 11 exhibit images in the center of the Oahu Court area of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. This is an image of the WWII exhibits in the Oahu Court, Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial.



Zo294. This is one of 11 exhibit images in the center of the Oahu Court area of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. This is an image of the WWII exhibits in the Oahu Court, Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial.



Zo295. This is one of 11 exhibit images in the center of the Oahu Court area of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. This is an image of the WWII exhibits in the Oahu Court, Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial.



Zo296. This is one of 11 exhibit images in the center of the Oahu Court area of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. This is an image of the WWII exhibits in the Oahu Court, Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial.







Zo300. This is one of 5 exhibit images between the two Exhibit Galleries at the Oahu Court area of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. This is an image of the WWII exhibits in the Oahu Court, Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial.



Zo305.This is the USS Houston CA-30 being greeted in Pearl Harbor on the 14th July 1939. Of course, we know that the USS Houston sunk in the Battle of Sunda Stait on the 1st of March 1942. This is an image of the WWII exhibits in the Oahu Court, Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. Some of these sailors in this image may have paid the ultimate price for their service. Here is a short Wikipedia paragraph about the ship:

The Skipper Captain Albert Rooks was killed by a bursting shell at 00:30, and as the ship came to a stop, Japanese destroyers moved in, machine-gunning the decks. A few minutes later, Houston rolled over and sank. Of the 1,061 aboard, 368 survived, including 24 of the 74-man Marine Detachment, only to be captured by the Japanese and interned in prison camps. Of 368 Navy and Marine Corps personnel taken prisoner, 77 (21%) died in captivity.

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Here are good URLs to know if you like to visit this Pearl Harbor National Memorial also:

The map Pearl Harbor Visitor Center URL, click here:
www.nps.gov/valr/planyourvisit/maps.htm

Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Pearl Harbor Visitor Center URL, click here:
www.nps.gov/valr/planyourvisit/index.htm

Pearl Harbor National Memorial Bag Policy and Safety Information URL, click here:
www.nps.gov/valr/planyourvisit/safety.htm

Pearl Harbor National Memorial Fees & Passes URL, click here :
www.nps.gov/valr/planyourvisit/fees.htm

[Karl Welteke]

The Contemplation and Remembrance Circles in the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center.

The Pearl Harbor Visitor Center is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial and this album is in high resolution about the Contemplation and Remembrance Circles. The place offers great Pearl Harbor Views. The Contemplation Circle offers quotes and the Remembrance Circle lists the Oahu Pearl Harbor Attack Casualties. Plus, some interesting information plaques are placed there. These pictures are from a visit there on the 27th Oct. 2019.

I established a high-resolution album with 34 images in my Flickr account. This is the URL:
www.flickr.com/photos/44567569@N00/albums/72157713611361432

For this forum presentation I chose only these 5 low resolution sample images:



U535. The map Pearl Harbor Visitor Center URL, I marked the area for the album, click here if you like an original copy:
www.nps.gov/valr/planyourvisit/maps.htm






U536. This is an WWII information plaque honoring the USS Arizona in the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center which is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial.



U537. This is one of 5 images, in high resolution, about the Contemplation Circle with quotes of individuals. The Contemplation Circle is located in the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center which is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. Left we see the Halawa River and the Pearl Harbor Halawa Gate area. Dead ahead and close is the Pearl Harbor Supply Center.



U538. This is one of 7 images, in high resolution, of Pearl Harbor views to and from the Remembrance Circle in the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. In this picture from left to right we see in back, the USS Missouri, the USS Arizona Memorial, Ford Island, the Waianae Ridge Line and the Ford Island Bridge.



U539. This is one of 7 images, in high resolution, with lists of US Service Men (on stone) who gave their life during the Japanese Sneak Attack on Oahu. I only shot a few sample shots of these KIA Service Men lists in the Remembrance Circle in the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center which is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial.

[Karl Welteke]

The USS Arizona Anchor and Displays, 27th Oct. 2019.

These exhibits are displayed in the Pearl Harbor National Memorial Visitor Reception Area.

The Pearl Harbor Visitor Center is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial and the album linked here is in high resolution; it is about the USS Arizona Anchor, the U.S. Marines who lost their life on that ship, a memorial to the U.S. Lone Sailor. The place offers great Pearl Harbor Views. Plus, some interesting information plaques are placed there. These pictures are from a visit there on the 27th Oct. 2019 and are posted here in high resolution.

Link to the album in high resolution and with 27 images:

www.flickr.com/photos/44567569@N00/albums/72157713706822448

Nine sample pictures, in low resolution, are presented here.



U546. One of 10 images (in the album) of plaques and information stands on the walk way towards the USS Arizona Anchor in the Pearl Harbor Visiting Center which is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. These pictures were shot on the 27th of Oct. 2019 and are posted in high resolution in the album link.




U547. One of 10 images (in the album) of plaques and information stands on the walk way towards the USS Arizona Anchor in the Pearl Harbor Visiting Center which is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. These pictures were shot on the 27th of Oct. 2019 and are posted in high resolution in the album link.




U548. One of 10 images (in the album) of plaques and information stands on the walk way towards the USS Arizona Anchor in the Pearl Harbor Visiting Center which is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. These pictures were shot on the 27th of Oct. 2019 and are posted in high resolution in the album link.



U549. One of 9 images of the USS Arizona Anchor in the Pearl Harbor Visiting Center which is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. These 9 pictures also show the Lone Sailor Marker and information plaques around the anchor. These pictures were shot on the 27th of Oct. 2019 and are posted in high resolution in the album link.



U550. One of 9 images of the USS Arizona Anchor in the Pearl Harbor Visiting Center which is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. These 9 pictures also show the Lone Sailor Marker and information plaques around the anchor. These pictures were shot on the 27th of Oct. 2019 and are posted in high resolution in the album link.



U551. One of 9 images of the USS Arizona Anchor in the Pearl Harbor Visiting Center which is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. These 9 pictures also show the Lone Sailor Marker and information plaques around the anchor. These pictures were shot on the 27th of Oct. 2019 and are posted in high resolution in the album link.



U552. One of 8 images of plaques dedicated to the U.S. Marines who served on the USS Arizona and perished in the Pearl Harbor Visiting Center which is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. These pictures were shot on the 27th of Oct. 2019 and are posted here in high resolution in the album link.



U553. One of 8 images of plaques dedicated to the U.S. Marines who served on the USS Arizona and perished in the Pearl Harbor Visiting Center which is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. These pictures were shot on the 27th of Oct. 2019 and are posted here in high resolution in the album link.



U554. One of 8 images of plaques dedicated to the U.S. Marines who served on the USS Arizona and perished in the Pearl Harbor Visiting Center which is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. These pictures were shot on the 27th of Oct. 2019 and are posted here in high resolution in the album link.

[Karl Welteke]

Submarine Memorial, USS Bowfin Museum, Pearl Harbor National Memorial

The Pearl Harbor Visitor Center is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial and this album is about the Submarine Memorial, USS Bowfin Museum, Pearl Harbor National Memorial. The place offers great Pearl Harbor Views. Plus, some interesting information plaques are placed there. These pictures are from a visit there on the 27th Oct. 2019 and are posted in high resolution into the Flickr album. Only two of the 52 Submarine Memorial Stones are shown here.

38 images have been posted in high resolution to Flickr into this album:

www.flickr.com/photos/44567569@N00/albums/72157713731178151

11 sample pictures in low resolution are presented here:




U555. One of 10 images of the Submarine Memorial in the Pearl Harbor Visiting Center which is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. The Ultimate Sacrifice, 52 Submarines were lost in WWII,3628 Officer and Enlisted Submariners remain on Eternal Patrol. These pictures were shot on the 27th of Oct. 2019 and are posted in high resolution in the above album.



U556. One of 10 images of the Submarine Memorial in the Pearl Harbor Visiting Center which is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. The Ultimate Sacrifice, 52 Submarines were lost in WWII,3628 Officer and Enlisted Submariners remain on Eternal Patrol. These pictures were shot on the 27th of Oct. 2019 and are posted in high resolution in the above album.



U557. One of 2 images showing the location of the Submarine Memorial, USS Bowfin Museum, in the Pearl Harbor Visiting Center which is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial



U558. One of 4 images showing that the USS Bowfin Museum is expanding. This is located in the Pearl Harbor Visiting Center which is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. These pictures were shot on the 27th of Oct. 2019 and are posted in high resolution in the above album.



U559. One of 9 images of an exhibit showing the WWII Submarine History in the Pacific War. The Ultimate Sacrifice, 52 Submarines were lost in WWII, 3628 Officer and Enlisted Submariners remain on Eternal Patrol. Two of the submarines sunk in the Atlantic. These pictures were shot on the 27th of Oct. 2019 and are posted in high resolution in the above album.



U560. One of 9 images of an exhibit showing the WWII Submarine History in the Pacific War. The Ultimate Sacrifice, 52 Submarines were lost in WWII, 3628 Officer and Enlisted Submariners remain on Eternal Patrol. Two of the submarines sunk in the Atlantic. These pictures were shot on the 27th of Oct. 2019 and are posted in high resolution in the above album.



U561. One of 9 images of an exhibit showing the WWII Submarine History in the Pacific War. The Ultimate Sacrifice, 52 Submarines were lost in WWII, 3628 Officer and Enlisted Submariners remain on Eternal Patrol. Two of the submarines sunk in the Atlantic. These pictures were shot on the 27th of Oct. 2019 and are posted in high resolution in the above album.



U562. One of 9 images of an exhibit showing the WWII Submarine History in the Pacific War. The Ultimate Sacrifice, 52 Submarines were lost in WWII, 3628 Officer and Enlisted Submariners remain on Eternal Patrol. Two of the submarines sunk in the Atlantic. These pictures were shot on the 27th of Oct. 2019 and are posted in high resolution in the above album.



U563. One of 8 images of the brow to the USS Bowfin Museum area in the Pearl Harbor Visiting Center which is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. These pictures were shot on the 27th of Oct. 2019 and are posted in high resolution in the above album.



U564. One of 4 images of the Gift and Snack Shop area in the Pearl Harbor Visiting Center which is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. These pictures were shot on the 27th of Oct. 2019 and are posted in high resolution in the above album.



U565. The shuttle bus station to Ford Island to visit the Oklahoma Memorial, the USS Missouri and Pacific Aviation Museums in the Pearl Harbor Visiting Center which is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. This picture was shot on the 27th of Oct. 2019 and is posted in high resolution in the above album.

[Karl Welteke]

Pearl Harbor Attacked

This is an album of Pearl Harbor attacked from the Berger Girls, they gave me permission to use the pictures. I found the pictures very interesting because about half of the images I had never seen yet. Here is the first set of 9 pics of the 17 images. This is the album URL:

www.bergergirls.com/showalbum.php?albumID=34




Zo662. Battleship Row on Ford Island bleeding oil, it must be an outgoing tide. It is a very unique picture and it must be a few days after the Japanese attack. This picture was provided by the Berger Girl’s URL, above.



Zo663. I’m not sure where this in Pearl Harbor under the Japanese attack. I think, we are looking at the Naval Shipyard, I believe that is what we called the Hammer Head Crane. This picture was provided by the Berger Girl’s URL, above.



Zo664. We are looking at the Battleship Row at Ford Island. Left is the bottom hull of the USS Oklahoma and right are the Aiea sugarcane fields, now a sprawling urban area where I’m presently staying. This picture was provided by the Berger Girl’s URL, above.



Zo665. This view is from the Submarine Base and on the other side, across the harbor, left is the Pearl Harbor Naval Station and right, is the Pearl Harbor Shipyard. I was stationed here twice, a few feet from here, at the Submarine Escape Training Tank which was also the Pearl Harbor Diving School when I was stationed here. This picture was provided by the Berger Girl’s URL, above.



Zo666. I know what ship that is, it is an ASR, Submarine Rescue Ship. I was stationed on USS Coucal ASR-8, 1975-77 in Pearl Harbor. This is an earlier one. The Four Point Mooring buoys are stored horizontal. On my ship they were more at midships and were stored vertical. On my ship the after boom and the McCann Rescue Chamber were painted Navy haze grey. This picture was provided by the Berger Girl’s URL, above. This picture was provided by the Berger Girl’s URL, above.



Zo667. I’m not sure where we looking from but we are looking at the Pearl Harbor Shipyard. Left must be the famous Hammer Head Crane which still existed during my time. This picture was provided by the Berger Girl’s URL, above.



Zo668. One of several pictures of the Navy Sea Plane Sailors, Ramp and Hangars on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor under attack on the 7th Dec. 1941. This picture was provided by the Berger Girl’s URL, above.



Zo669. One of several pictures of the Navy Sea Plane Sailors, Ramp and Hangars on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor under attack on the 7th Dec. 1941. This picture was provided by the Berger Girl’s URL, above.



Zo670. One of several pictures of the Navy Sea Plane Sailors, Ramp and Hangars on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor under attack on the 7th Dec. 1941. This picture was provided by the Berger Girl’s URL, above.

[Karl Welteke]

Pearl Harbor Attacked

This is an album of Pearl Harbor attacked from the Berger Girls, they gave me permission to use the pictures. I found the pictures very interesting because about half of the images I had never seen yet. Here is the second set of 8 pics of the 17 images. This is the album URL:

www.bergergirls.com/showalbum.php?albumID=34



Zo671. A ship at fire in a floating Drydock, so this must be at the Pearl Harbor Shipyard at the 7th Dec. 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. This picture was provided by the Berger Girl’s URL, above.



Zo672. Ships sunk or sinking at the 7th Dec 1941 Japanese attack, perhaps this is also a scene at the Pearl Harbor Shipyard. This picture was provided by the Berger Girl’s URL, above.



Zo673. I saw this picture many times, it must be the ships in the Pearl Harbor shipyard drydock at the 7th Dec. 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. This picture was provided by the Berger Girl’s URL, above.



Zo674. Here is the drydock where the explosion occurred in the previous image during the 7th Dec. 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. This picture was provided by the Berger Girl’s URL, above.



Zo675. This could a large warship burning either at the Hospital Point or the NW side of Ford Island during the 7th Dec. 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. This picture was provided by the Berger Girl’s URL, above.



Zo676. This must be at the Pearl Harbor Shipyard during the 7th Dec. 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor; we see a heavy crane, the floating dry dock etc. This picture was provided by the Berger Girl’s URL, above.



Zo677. This is Battleship Row at Ford Island during the 7th Dec. 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. This picture was provided by the Berger Girl’s URL, above.



Zo678. My guess is that this is the Army Wheeler Army Air Force Base in Central Oahu during the 7th Dec. 1941 Japanese attack on Hawaii. This picture was provided by the Berger Girl’s URL, above.

[Karl Welteke]

West Loch Disaster, MOH to BM2 DV Hammerberg

This is a Pearl Harbor Story, I often heard about, when I was stationed here but only now, did I dig into this WWII tragic story that caused many, many casualties.

The West Loch Disaster was a maritime accident during World War II at Pearl Harbor U.S. Naval Base in Hawaii. The incident, which occurred just after 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, 1944, began following an explosion in a staging area for Landing Ships, Tank (LSTs) and other amphibious assault ships in West Loch. A fire quickly spread among the ships being prepared for Operation Forager, the invasion of the Japanese-held Mariana Islands. Over the next 24 hours, six LSTs sank, 163 naval personnel died, and 396 were injured. Text, curtesy of Wikipedia.
I made a webpage with 10 images and this is the URL:

philippine-sailor.net/2020/06/07/west-loch-disaster-moh-to-bm2-dv-hammerberg/

All the pictures and texts came from these two internet sources, first, this Wikipedia page:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Loch_disaster

And from Ned Forney’s Facebook page, Writer, Saluting America's Veterans, click here:

www.facebook.com/NedForney/

For this Forum presentation I choose these 4 images:



Zo679. Smoke rises from the wreck of USS LST-480, at right, as tugs and other craft try to put out her fires. At left is USS LST-39, also burning, with men on her bow ramp, probably removing cargo, and other vessels alongside and nearby. Photograph is dated 22 May 1944, the day after the explosion. Image, curtesy of Wikipedia.



Zo680. Boatswain's Mate Second Class and Navy Deep Sea Diver Owen Francis Patrick Hammerberg, United States Navy. Image and the text below are curtesy of Ned Forney’s Facebook page, Writer and Saluting America's Veterans

He sacrificed his life for his buddies . . .

Born on May 31, 1920, in Daggett, Michigan, Owen Francis Patrick Hammerberg quit high school, left home to work on a ranch, and in July of 1941, hoping for a life of adventure and travel, enlisted in the Navy.
Less than five months later, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
With America now at war, Hammerberg served aboard the battleship USS Idaho (BB-42) and mine sweeper USS Advent (AM-83). He went on to graduate from Deep Sea Diving school and then reported to Pacific Fleet Salvage Force in Pearl Harbor.
On February 17, 1945, Petty Officer 2nd Class Hammerberg volunteered to rescue two divers trapped in 40 feet of dark, mud-filled water laced with “jagged pieces of steel.”
The men had become entangled in the wreckage of an LST, or Landing Ship Tank (a flat-bottomed, nearly 400-foot-long amphibious vessel designed to carry tanks, troops, and equipment onto invasion beaches), in Pearl Harbor's West Loch and were desperately hoping to be rescued.
Over the next 18 hours, Boatswain's Mate Hammerberg repeatedly risked his life to navigate through pitch-black water, entangled hoses, and oozing mud to reach his buddies.
After rescuing the first diver, Hammerberg was making his way to the second man when a cave-in occurred. With a massive steel plate and thick mud showering down on him, the seemingly fearless diver used his body to shield his fellow American.
By "placing the full brunt of the terrific pressure on himself,” Hammerberg saved the life of the salvage diver, who then broke free of the wreckage and escaped to the surface.
Hammerberg, however, wasn't as lucky. After struggling for hours to stay alive, the injured diver lost consciousness. For his buddies on the surface, who had been talking with him via an underwater phone line, the silence was deafening. The 24-year-old's body was recovered two days later.
For sacrificing his life to save his fellow divers, Boatswain's Mate Hammerberg was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, becoming the only US Navy diver in WWII to receive America’s highest award for valor.
Postscript:
In a letter to Hammerberg's parents, US Navy Commander Henry Foss described the final moments of the fallen sailor’s life: “Close friends of your son stood by his telephone giving him such comfort and encouragement as was possible under the circumstances.”




Zo682. USS Hammerberg (DE-1015) underway in 1957. (PC: US Navy), USS Hammerberg (DE-1015), 1955-1974, was named in honor of BM2 Owen F.P. Hammerberg. Image and the text are curtesy of Ned Forney’s Facebook page, Writer and Saluting America's Veterans



Zo684. The rusting remains of LST-480 at 21°21′26.04″N 157°59′50.05″W. When I was an instructor in the Pearl Harbor Diving School 1973-75, we had our diving students do their long swims here and nearby we did our salvage training. Image, curtesy of Wikipedia.

Note from Karl: In 1963, I proudly became a Boatswain’s Mate Second Class and Navy Deep Sea Diver.

[beirutvet]

Congratulations, Karl......57 years late, but congrats anyway!