Honoring December 7 at the Pearl Harbor Museum

In 2022, we mark the 81st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 at 02:19 PM ET

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The Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum is a not-for-profit museum that focused on the attack on Pearl Harbor that plunged the U.S. into World War II. [Credit: Stephen Yeates Photography]

Key Takeaways:

The Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, located on Ford Island, Hawaii, a direct site of the December 7, 1941 attack, preserves its history through authentic artifacts, battle-damaged structures, and powerful oral histories from WWII veterans.
The museum's mission is to educate future generations about the sacrifices made during the attack and World War II, promoting messages of resilience, reconciliation, and the understanding that war is a choice.
It actively collects and emphasizes the urgency of preserving personal stories from the rapidly disappearing WWII generation to ensure their experiences and lessons are never forgotten.

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December 7, 1941 was, as noted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s address, “a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.”

The attack took place early Sunday morning at Pearl Harbor, on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. The American servicemen stationed there were literally caught sleeping—many would never wake up again. Ford Island, in the middle of the harbor, was a military base—and today it is home to the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum (PHAM), an institution with a direct and poignant connection to the attack that took place 81 years ago.