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Historic Bay Area shipyard hosts celebration as two of World War II’s legendary ‘Rosies’ turn 100
5+ hour, 36+ min ago (940+ words) RICHMOND " Dozens of well-wishers turned the S.S. Red Oak Victory, a floating World War II museum in Richmond's historic Kaiser Shipyard, into a party on Jan. 31, celebrating the 100 years of life lived by Jeanne Gibson and Marian Sousa. They popped bottles…...
Bay Area centenarians share what gratitude looks like at 100
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (916+ words) On a holiday centered around gratitude, some Bay Area families will gather around tables anchored by something rare: relatives who have lived a full century. Their stories stretch across time " from childhoods shaped by war and migration to adulthoods spent…...
How the Bay Area’s last WWII veterans and their families are keeping history alive
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (752+ words) Time is running out for the last living U.S. veterans of World War II. Before he was drafted into the war, Heiss was just another young boy growing up in San Francisco, biking through the city, catching a new movie for a…...
Historical reenactments come to a secretive Navy base in the Bay
5+ mon, 3+ hour ago (223+ words) On Sept. 14, Mare Island celebrates the end of WWII with guided tours of its decommissioned shipbuilding center. There's probably only one place in the Bay Area that played critical roles in both World Wars, ran a secret nuclear-sub operation against…...
Snapp Shots: On Alameda’s Hornet, celebrate 80 years since WWII ended
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (751+ words) June 2, 1992 was the day I fell in love at first sight. The moment I saw the majestic sweep of her bow, I was hooked. I'm talking, of course, about the USS Hornet aircraft carrier, which played a big part in…...
Alameda briefs: USS Hornet to mark 80 years since end of World War II
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (613+ words) Pacific-themed food vendors will have items available for purchase, and tickets are $40 for adults, $25 for seniors and military troops, $20 for students and children and free for ages 6 and younger. This event follows the Hornet's successful artifact exchange in April with…...
Japan’s aging atomic bomb survivors speak out against nuclear weapons
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (920+ words) The U.S. attacks on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and three days later on Nagasaki killed more than 200,000 people by the end of that year. Others survived but with radiation illness. About 100,000 survivors are still alive. Many hid their experiences to protect themselves…...
80th anniversary: A look at the memorials in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (399+ words) Eighty years ago this week, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. Three days later, another fell on the city of Nagasaki. Between 120,000 and 220,000 people died in the blasts or from burns, other wounds and radiation exposure…...
After 50 years, California Air Force pilot’s wife finally got answers about his war death
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (919+ words) The Vietnam War formally ended in 1975 but it took many years afterward for members of the family of Constance Hestle to find an ending to their personal struggle. Hestle's husband, Air Force pilot Roosevelt Hestle Jr., died 59 years ago this…...
Memorial Day: The Bay Area’s military veterans and when they served
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (269+ words) Memorial Day began as a tradition of honoring America's fallen soldiers after the Civil War by placing fresh flowers upon their graves. Originally known as Decoration Day, it was recognized as a holiday in every state by 1890, and Congress made…...