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There’s Nothing Wrong With Our Radar! – George E. Elliott Jr
by George E. Elliott Jr. Edited by David J. Castello Editor’s Note: The article below is the culmination of a series of interviews I had with George E. Elliott Jr. Since testifying before the Congressional Investigation of Pearl Harbor (1946), this was the first time he had spoken publicly about the incredible events that occurred at a radar station near Kahuku Point, Oahu during the early morning hours of December 7th, 1941. In November 1941, I was sent from the Signal Company Aircraft Warning Hawaii (SCAWH) at Schofield Barracks to a base at Kawailoa on the north of Oahu to help install a Radar Unit nine miles away 526 feet…
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USS Missouri Memorial – Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
USS Missouri Tickets – USS Missouri Ship Specifications – The USS Missouri (the “Mighty Mo”) proudly rides at anchor in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, next to the USS Arizona Memorial, the two marking the beginning and the end of World War II. The USS Missouri Memorial opened January 29, 1999 and is one of the most popular attractions in Hawaii. One cannot fail to be deeply moved by the historic significance of this great ship. She was the last battleship ever built and the biggest. She is almost 900 feet long and over 100 feet in beam and more than 200 feet in height. Each link in the 1,200-foot long chains…
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USS Arizona Memorial – Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
USS Arizona Tickets Pearl Harbor Family Package, Pearl Harbor Battleships Tour of Oahu, Pearl Harbor Visitor Center Tour, Private Tour: Pearl Harbor Experience, Island Hopping Pearl Harbor Tour, Pearl Harbor Sightseeing and Honolulu Duck Tour, Pearl Harbor and Honolulu City Combination Tour and so many more options HERE! – Casualty List – – Ship’s Specifications – – Survivor List – he USS Arizona is the final resting place for many of the ship’s 1,177 crewmen who lost their lives on December 7, 1941 in Pearl Harbor. The 184-foot-long Memorial structure spanning the mid-portion of the sunken battleship consists of three main sections: the entry and assembly rooms; a central area designed…
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USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park
USS Bowfin Tickets – USS Bowfin Ship Specifications The Silent Hero of Pearl Harbor: A Salute to the USS Bowfin The USS Bowfin, often christened as the “Pearl Harbor Avenger,” has graced the pages of World War II history with a distinctive blend of bravery, resilience, and resolve. This formidable warship played a pivotal role in the Pacific theater, earning a reputation as a force to be reckoned with and becoming an enduring symbol of America’s fighting spirit. Launched on December 7, 1942, precisely one year after the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, the USS Bowfin seemed destined for vengeance. Named after a freshwater fish found predominantly in North America, the…
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USS Bowfin Ship Specifications
(SS-287) CLASS: Balao CONSTRUCTED Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire (actually located in Kittery, Maine) KEEL LAID 23 July 1942 LAUNCHED 7 December 1942, hence her nickname the “Pearl Harbor Avenger” SPONSOR Mrs. Jane Gawne, wife of Captain James Orville Gawne, USN COMMISSIONED 1 May 1943 COMPLEMENT Originally 70 men (7 officers & 63 enlisted), later increased to 80 men (10 officers & 70 enlisted) DISPLACEMENT 1,810 tons (diving trim); 2,415 tons (submerged) LENGTH 311 feet 9 13/16 inches MAXIMUM BEAM 27 feet 3 inches MEAN DRAFT 15 feet 3 inches (diving trim) FREEBOARD 12 feet 5 inches @ bow (diving trim) 3 feet 11 inches @ stern (diving…
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USS Missouri Battleship Specifications
Class: Iowa class battleship Length: 887 feet 3 inches Beam: 108 feet 3 inches Draft: 34 feet 9 1/4 inches Weight: 58,000 tons (full load) 45,000 tons (unloaded) Speed: In excess of 30 knots (35 mph) Boilers: Eight 600 PSI Babcock & Wilcox Main Engines: Four geared General Electric turbines Tank Capacity: 2.5 million gallons of fuel oil 30,000 gallons of aviation fuel 239,000 gallons of fresh water
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USS Arizona Survivors List
– Casualty List – – Ship’s Specifications – USS Arizona Survivors – Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 United States Navy Charles A. Amacher, Sea1c John D. Anderson, BM2c Walter F. Bagby, SF3c Masten A. Ball, F1c Galen O. Ballard, F1c DeWayne Barth, BM1c Edward F. Bass, F2c William N. Baumeister, ACMM Harvey H. Becker, GM2c Edwin W. Bemis, Sea1c Earl D. Bennett, GM3c George A. Berdollt, FC3c Leroy A. Bird, CTC Estelle Birdsell, MM1 Daniel T. Birtwell, Lt. Comdr. Edward R. Bodey, BM2c Andrew J. Bowen, Jr., CMM Harry F. Bradshaw, Sea1c John Braydis, Sea1c Gene R. Brown,Sea1c Robert J. Browning, Sea2c John F. Bruce, GM3c Lauren F. Bruner, FC3c…
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USS Arizona Battleship Specifications
– Casualty List – – Survivor List – SHIP’S DATA NAME ARIZONA HULL NUMBER BB-39 BUILDER BROOKLYN NAVY YARD, NEW YORK LAID DOWN MARCH 16, 1914 CHRISTENED JUNE 19, 1915, BY MISS ESTHER ROSS. COMMISSIONED OCTOBER 17, 1917 CONSTRUCTION COST $7,425,000.00 (HULL AND MACHINERY), $12,993,579.23 (TOTAL) DIMENSIONS DISPLACEMENT 34,207 TONS (NORMAL); 37,654 TONS (FULL LOAD) LENGTH (WL) 600′ LENGTH (OA) 608′ MAXIMUM BEAM 106′ 3″ MEAN DRAFT 28′ MAXIMUM DRAFT 33′ 6″ PROPULSION AND MACHINERY TOTAL WEIGHT OF MACHINERY 2,462 TONS (WITH LIQUIDS) BOILERS SIX BUREAU EXPRESS TYPE; 300-PSI/472 DEGREES F. OPERATING TEMPERATURE. DRIVE FOUR WESTINGHOUSE GEARED IMPULSE/REACTION 3,600 RPM HIGH-PRESSURE MAIN TURBINES; FOUR WESTINGHOUSE GEARED IMPULSE/REACTION 3,600 RPM CRUISE…
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USS Arizona Casualty List
– Ship’s Specifications – – Survivor List – Name Rank Service State AARON, Hubert Charles Titus F2c USN Arkansas ABERCROMBIE, Samuel Adolphus S1c USN Texas ADAMS, Robert Franklin S1c USN Alabama ADKISON, James Dillion S1c USN Texas AGUIRRE, Reyner Aceves S2c USN AGUON, Gregorio San N. MATT1c USN Guam AHERN, Richard James F1c USN Pennsylvania ALBEROVSKY, Francis Severin BMKR1c USN California ALBRIGHT, Galen Winston S1c USN Indiana ALEXANDER, Elvis Author S2c USN Arkansas ALLEN, Robert Lee SF3c USN Texas ALLEN, William Clayborn EM1c USN California ALLEN, William Lewis SK2c USNR Texas ALLEY, Jay Edgar GM1c USN ALLISON, Andrew K. F1c USN Missouri ALLISON, J. T. F1c USN ALTEN, Ernest Mathew…
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Today’s Pearl Harbor Allure
Regardless of your age, or your interest in World War II, a visit to Pearl Harbor Hawaii is an extremely emotional experience. There are many war memorials across America, but there’s something truly different here. At 7:55 on the sunny morning of Sunday, December 7, 1941, 183 Japanese warplanes swooped out of a cloudless sky and demolished the US Pacific fleet docked at Pearl Harbor. It was this single catastrophic event, not the invasion of Poland, the Battle of Britain or the persecution of the Jews, that finally dragged the United States into World War II. But you already knew that, right? What you didn’t know, and won’t until you…
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