The USS Hornet Museum will be holding an event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid with a presentation, special exhibit and more on Saturday, April 16th. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The main event starts at 11 a.m.
Aircraft carrier left from Alameda, carried Doolittle Raid
Veterans and local residents gathered to remember this country’s entrance into World War II, Pearl Harbor Day, Dec. 7. Ceremonies were held aboard the USS Hornet and on Coast Guard Island last Wednesday.
June Idell Foster passed away on April 20. Her spirit lives on aboard the USS Hornet, however. A Bay Area native, Foster grew up in a military family and put her support behind military and veteran causes.
Military history, protection of endangered birds and support for military veterans shared an Alameda Point runway on Saturday, April 2, during a lecture tour sponsored by the Naval Air Museum.
The Alameda Free Library will be displaying a new exhibit to honor the history of Japanese Americans in Alameda.
Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet, Vice Admiral Daniel Dwyer, will speak at the Centennial of the Aircraft Carrier ceremony aboard the USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum Saturday, August 13.
The USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum is displaying several exhibits celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage. The three special exhibits are in the Hangar Bay for guests to enjoy.
The USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum, in partnership with the Bataan Legacy Historical Society, the Philippine Scouts Heritage Society and the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Memorial Society, will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Bataan Death March on Sunday, April 10 at
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