Photos Taken in Pearl Harbor, Oahu | World War II Database


Admiral Chester Nimitz addressing officers immediately after assuming command of Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, 31 Dec 1941; Admiral Husband Kimmel at right	Army Lt General Delos Emmons, military governor of Hawai'i, Admiral Chester Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief US Pacific Fleet, and Rear Admiral Milo Draemel, Chief of staff to Admiral Nimitz, in Nimitz’ office, circa Feb 1942.	Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo being lifted aboard aircraft transport USS Kitty Hawk at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, May 1942. Note open hangar bay in the stern of the ship.	Admiral Chester Nimitz conducting his fifth press conference of the war, Fleet Headquarters, Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i, 24 Nov 1942. At right, Assistant Chief of Staff, Captain Lloyd Wiltse. Photo 1 of 2.

Admiral Chester Nimitz conducting his fifth press conference of the war, Fleet Headquarters, Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i, 24 Nov 1942. At right, Assistant Chief of Staff, Captain Lloyd Wiltse. Photo 2 of 2.	Scrap pieces of all types being loaded onto an Army barge at Berth 23, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i. The scrap was headed to the scrap yard in Makalapa Crater about a mile away, 18 Jan 1943.	Overall view of unprepared scrap at Makalapa Crater, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 29 Oct 1944. This is roughly the location of today’s football field at Radford High School in Honolulu.	End-of-war crew photo on the foredeck of the Tambor-class submarine USS Thresher showing off her battle flag, Pearl Harbor, Hawaiʻi, Aug 1945.