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Puu-O-Hulu Artillery Fire Control

Zo437. One of 10 images of the 3rd, the pink, the middle artillery fire control station on top of Puu-O-Hulu. ———————————————— Puu-O-Hulu became a Military Reservation in 1923, it is separate rock ridge line on the Waianae Coast of Oahu. It was used for artillery triangulation for several artillery batteries from Fort Kamehameha to up […]

Battery Arizona walk 8th April 2020

Zo417. One of 7 images of what Battery Arizona was, where it is and two URLs that give you the history and what it looks like now, the picture came from this URL, click here: —————————————- I was not able to enter Battery Arizona but that was not on my plan and I did not […]

North Entrance to the Malinta Hill Tunnel.

Zo409. This is a Jan 7th 2005 image of the North Entrance of the Malinta Hill Tunnel leading to the so-called 1000 Bed underground hospital, part of the Malinta Hill Tunnel. The President Memorial of President Quezon was located here until about 2005 or 2006. The North Entrance to the Malinta Hill Tunnel is special, […]

Gun Battery Hulu BCN-303 at Puu-O-Hulu

Gun Battery Hulu BCN-303 at Puu-O-Hulu Zo306. One of 3 images approaching Puu-O-Hulu. ————————————————————- Puu-O-Hulu is a separate hill, ridgeline and is part of the Waianae Range on Oahu Island. Since the 1920s it was part of the Puu-O-Hulu Military Reservation and Coastal Artillery Observation post were built on top for triangulation for the big […]

Exhibits in Oahu Court, Pearl Harbor Visitor Center.

Zo270. Marines are clearing brush at a Military field on Oahu in 1941.This is an image of the WWII exhibits in the Oahu Court, Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. ———————————————— This album is about the exhibits in the Oahu Court area of the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. They show […]

Pearl Harbor National Memorial Oahu Court

Zo243. This is one of 4 images of the snack shop and restrooms building and area as you make a left turn to the south after entering the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. ———————————————— This album is about the Pearl Harbor National Memorial Oahu Court area of the Pearl […]

Pearl Harbor Visitor Center

Zo220. This is entrance to the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial; it is decked out with flags and pennants. This is also the starting point to the USS Arizona, USS Missouri, USS Oklahoma, the Utah Memorials. To visit the USS Bowfin with Park and the Pacific Aviation Museum one […]

Road to War, WWII, Pacific, Exhibit, part 06 (last one).

Zo187. One of several images of the Road to War Exhibit at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center which is part of the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. This part #6 album has 33 images. Subjects are the Road to War Exhibit at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Road to War-WWII-Pacific, Pearl Harbor […]

Ft. Barrette Fire Control Station on Pu’upalailai Hill 2020-01-26

Zo141. The Pu’upalailai Hill view, with the Fort Barrette Fire Control Station, from the Kapolei Town on Oahu in Hawaii. ———————————————– I had visited the Fort Barrette Fire Control Station before in 2005 and have pictures from that visit also. Nothing has changed, but for this posting I will use these 2020-01-26 pictures. The surrounding […]

Oryoku Maru, Olongapo History

A01. Za301. This attacked ship is not the infamous Oryoku Maru, it looks more like freighter and it was attacked on the 19th Nov 1944 and not in Dec. 1944 when the Oryoku Maru was attacked and sunk in Olongapo. David Demether provided this picture. —————————————————————– Oryoku Maru was an Imperial Japanese Hell Ship with […]