Pearl Harbor Family History and Artifacts

06/24/2024

Just thinking about Uncle Bill today. RIP 🇺🇸

01/24/2024

Naval Special Warfare Command releases names of lost teammates at sea. See full news release here: https://www.nsw.navy.mil/PRESS-ROOM/News/Article-View/Article/3652158/naval-special-warfare-releases-names-of-lost-teammates-at-sea/

01/23/2024

Thank you for your service and ultimate sacrifice. 🙏🏻❤️❤️🙏🏻

The 2 Navy SEALs lost at sea during mission to seize Iranian weapons for Yemen are identified, the U.S. military had searched for them for 10 days.

01/14/2024

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10/15/2023

08/12/2023

Chief Hutch, a Belgian Malinois combat assault dog trained to detect explosives and other dangerous materials, recently retired from SEAL Team Four.

Hutch’s career spanned five years and he deployed twice to support missions in Africa.

Hutch’s retirement also reminds us that we are concluding the “Dog Days” of summer which, according to the Farmer’s Almanac, ends Friday and coincides with the rising of the “Dog Star” known more formally as Sirius.

There are other Navy careers where dogs like Hutch play an important role. Check it out: www.navy.com/careers/master-at-arms

08/07/2023

Today is , a day to remember and honor the brave men and women who were wounded in battle or paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.

07/13/2023

Happy Heavenly Birthday Uncle Bill ❤️

HAPPY 95th BIRTHDAY, UNCLE BILL! This page is dedicated to preserving the memory and history of William Lester Kvidera, born July 12, 1919, who lost his life on the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor that fateful day in infamy, December 7, 1941. It is also to preserve the memory of the event. He is still MIA Missin In Action.

07/06/2023

07/02/2023

For your funny bone 🦴

06/11/2023

8 June 1942, (AS-11) docks at with (CV-5) survivors on board, after the . Among the tugs assisting Fulton are Hoga (YT-146) and Nokomis (YT-142).

06/03/2023

Bald Eagle's nest with a ranger for scale.

06/03/2023

05/29/2023

Congratulations to the Class of 2023!

The past 4 years of hard work and dedication have culminated into this special day. Enjoy it. You all have earned it. We look forward to seeing you in the Fleet, Shipmates. Bravo Zulu!

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05/29/2023

05/29/2023

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In memory of the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, this song is dedicated to those who lost their lives in the defense of the United States of ...

05/29/2023

Thanking everyone for their service and remembering my Uncle Bill who was killed in action on the USS OKLAHOMA at Pearl Harbor. His remains were identified using DNA and he was brought home in 2018 to Traer, Iowa, buried near his mom and dad in their church cemetery!

05/29/2023

Five out of the six Kvidera brothers served in the military. William - center - who lost his life on the USS OKLAHOMA on December 7, 1941, and James Kvidera top right - enlisted in 1945 and also served at Pearl Harbor just a few years after his oldest brother lost his life there. Charles Kvidera - bottom left - and John Kvidera - bottom right - served in the Army during the Korean War as did my dad Ralph Kvidera - but in the Navy on the USS ORCA. The 6th brother Stephen Kvidera would have served, but was unable to due to polio complications.

05/16/2023

Stand tall and proud.

Sailors man the rails on the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford in Norfolk, Va.

05/16/2023

Welcome home, Sailor!

Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Roman W. Sadlowski had been accounted for using advanced DNA and anthropological analysis.

02/20/2023

02/20/2023

02/20/2023

A true

Fleet Master Chief April Beldo had many firsts. The first Command Master Chief (CMC) of Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes. The first African American female CMC of an aircraft carrier. The first female and African American Force Master Chief for Naval Education and Training Command, and the first female and African American Fleet Master Chief for Manpower, Personnel, Training, and Education. To read more visit: https://www.history.navy.mil/news-and-events/news/2021/fleet-master-chief-april-beldo--the-people-s-master-chief.html

01/27/2023

It’s a great day to be underway sailing alongside USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and USNS Henry J. Kaiser ⛅️. Hooyah, Navy!


📸: MC3 Clayton Wren