Inspectors check wing's ability to go to war

Honoring the Survivors' Legacy - Attacks on Oahu (Part 7)

Col. Andrew Kowalski, USAF retired of Honolulu.He was the First Sgt. of the 14th Recon Sqdrn., Hickam Field.On the morning of 7 December 1941, he was in his NCO quarters on 14th Street.During the attack, he reported for duty at the wing headquarters building on the 2nd floor where he assisted the

Coming Home: children of the attacks tour former home on Hickam

As children of an Airman stationed at Hickam Field, Hawaii, Larry Bush and Deloris Anderson were at home the fateful morning of Dec. 7, 1941, during the surprise Japanese attack. Today, 70 years later, they finally came home.The house where some of their earliest childhood memories were formed and

Three 44th Pursuit Squadron pilots among heroes at Pearl Harbor

Seventy years have passed since Dec. 7 brought the calamity of war to an American territory, which led to a four-year struggle and more than 418,500 American causalities. Amidst the many heroic actions rendered by service members from all services that infamous Sunday morning, three Army Air Force

Honoring the Survivors' Legacy - Attacks on Oahu (Part 6)

FRANK KARASAge: 90Residence: Sunnyvale, CA4th Reconnassance Squadron/5th Bombardment GroupHickam Field, Territory of HawaiiNational Pearl Harbor Survivors Assn--Chapter 7 (Santa Clara Valley, CA)--will disband Dec. 31, 2011Attended last year's 7 Dec 2010 Remembrance Ceremony7 Dec Story:Buck Private

Pilot's wife, on Japanese attacks: 'I never thought it would happen where I was'

Nineteen-year-old Bea Sullivan hid under the bed when Japanese airplanes attacked Hickam Field Dec. 7, 1941. Her newlywed husband, U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Robert Sullivan, a B-18 pilot, was off island in Sacramento, Calif., with two flying squadrons from Hickam, and she was scared."Of all the silly

Kunsan aircraft act as aggressors during Misawa inspection

F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 8th Fighter Wing participated in an operational readiness inspection at Misawa Air Base, Japan, as aggressors here this past week.ORI's occur every two years at Misawa with inspector general teams from the Pacific Air Forces evaluating the deployment capabilities of

Wolf Pack hosts Ilmagwon orphans for Christmas party

More than 70 orphans from the Ilmagwon Orphanage were joined by 63 Airmen and Soldiers for a Christmas party here Dec. 3.With open arms, these Wolf Pack members graciously welcomed the orphans to their home for an afternoon of fun, games, food and presents."It was awesome to be able to give back,"

Base Officials Declare 'All Clear' After Successful EOD Operation

Base officials have declared 'All Clear' after an explosive ordnance disposal team from Yokosuka Naval Station neutralized an unexploded ordnance here at 2:41 p.m., 7 Dec.The device, a WWII-era bomb with an estimated explosive weight of 110 pounds, was detonated one day after it was discovered at a

Honoring the Survivors' Legacy - Attacks on Oahu (Part 5)

Ellsworth "Bud" Jung (pronounced Young)Ellsworth Jung #106 July 26, 1985Q: Mr. Jung, let me ask you first, when did you first join the Service?A: November 1, 1940.Q: How did you come to be in the Air Corps?A: Well, actually I enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and I just saw an ad in the local paper