It was an early Sunday morning in paradise when warplanes screamed across the peaceful skies of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Over a span of two hours, more than 350 Japanese planes ruthlessly attacked the United States Pacific Fleet, sinking 4 of 8 Navy battleships and killing more than 2000 Americans. 

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the attack, Personal Stories of Pearl Harbor delves into this fateful event with stories told by people who experienced this moment in history. 

Expressing profound shock and feelings of overwhelming fear, anxiety, anger and ultimately, patriotism, this exhibit will feature letters, photographs, and mementos from both servicemen and civilians that will leave visitors with a heightened feeling of a “connection” to the individuals that experienced those long two hours of horror and chaos.