World War II Photograph
View looking toward the southern end of Ford Island on 8 December 1941, the day after the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor. Planes present include at least seven OS2U, two SOC, one PBY-5, one F4F-3 and two TBD-1s. One of the TBDs may be Bureau # 0289, which was flown by Ensign Theodore W. Marshall, USNR, during his attempt to follow Japanese planes back to their carriers on 7 December. He was awarded the Silver Star for the effort. (12/07/41)
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