Eighty-one years ago, Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japanese forces, leaving over 3,400 casualties and pushing the U.S. to join the Allies in World War II. Japan launched the surprise attack with ...

Step back to the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, and then forward to a U.S. Navy whose heritage remains true to that infamous day.

The United States will mark the 84th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Sunday, Dec. 7, as the number of Americans belonging to "the Greatest ...

William Henry Pratt, who survived both the 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and a series of dangerous patrols aboard a submarine during World War II, died Jan. 23 in Fresno, Calif. He was 103. At ...

Complete Guide to Pearl Harbor National Memorial in Honolulu, Hawaii, including history, nearby lodging, things to do, attractions, tours, and so much more! Pearl Harbor National Memorial honors the ...

PEARL HARBOR NATIONAL MEMORIAL, Hawaii — Only two veterans who survived the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor attended the annual commemoration Saturday in Hawaii. Ken Stevens, ...

Two reserve units from Rochester were present during the attack, assigned to the USS Castor and the USS Solace. Many service members initially mistook the Japanese planes for a U.S. training exercise ...

Pictured above is the first page of a typewritten letter from Beth Slingerland to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Haskell, written Dec. 7, 1941, in Honolulu. Slingerland’s husband, John, was a crane ...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Ira “Ike” Schab, a 104-year-old Pearl Harbor attack survivor, spent six weeks in physical therapy to build the strength to stand and salute during a remembrance ceremony ...

A top historian offers a compelling history of perhaps the most remarkable holiday season in 20th-century history--December 1941--a Christmas season that played out in the shadows of the Pearl Harbor ...