KASTAUFFER Posted June 8, 2018 #1 Posted June 8, 2018 I just got back from a visit to Hawaii to see my 97 year old Father In Law who is a Pearl Harbor survivor from the USS Honolulu. While I was there he gave me this group of shrapnel he was given by a local person who picked it up on the street in Honolulu the morning after the attack. The salt air is not kind to metal objects in Hawaii so you can see it has rusted a bit over the years, Quite a few civilians were killed during the attack by falling ordnance and Japanese fire.
katieony Posted June 8, 2018 #2 Posted June 8, 2018 Kurt, What interesting and historic relics! Thanks for sharing! Mike
silverplate Posted June 9, 2018 #3 Posted June 9, 2018 What an incredible bit of history. Tangible reminders of the attack's impact all over Oahu. Thanks for sharing.
trenchbuff Posted June 9, 2018 #4 Posted June 9, 2018 Amazing! Glad they were past on to you so you can preserve the history.
Brian Keith Posted June 10, 2018 #5 Posted June 10, 2018 Great stuff! I have a uniform of a USS Honolulu Dec. 7th Vet. BKW
KASTAUFFER Posted June 10, 2018 Author #6 Posted June 10, 2018 Great stuff! I have a uniform of a USS Honolulu Dec. 7th Vet. BKW Wouldn't happen to be named to Ray Emory? Kurt
KASTAUFFER Posted December 5, 2018 Author #7 Posted December 5, 2018 The 77th Anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack is around the corner. Remember Pearl Harbor. Kurt
dunmore1774 Posted December 5, 2018 #8 Posted December 5, 2018 Very nice, looks just like the piece my grandfather kept from the attack.
KASTAUFFER Posted December 7, 2019 Author #9 Posted December 7, 2019 Back up in remembrance of the 78th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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