Minnesota's Greatest Generation

Sailors amid wreckage, Ford Island seaplane base, Pearl Harbor

Sailors stand amid wrecked planes at the Ford Island seaplane base, watching as USS Shaw explodes in the center background, 7 December 1941. USS Nevada (BB-36) is also visible in the middle background, with her bow headed toward the left. Planes present include PBY, OS2U and SOC types. Wrecked wing in the foreground is from a PBY.

Photo: U.S. Navy, National Archives image no. 80-G-19948.

Creator: U.S. Navy
Publisher: National Archives and Records Administration
Date: 1941

Sailors amid wreckage, Ford Island seaplane base, Pearl Harbor