Pacific Historic Parks

Repatriation and burial services were held Tuesday for Bandmaster James Brazier Booe at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at #Punchbowl. Bandmaster Booe was born April 29, 1899 in Indiana and was a career Navy musician until his death aboard the USS Oklahoma on Dec. 7, 1941. : Jordyn Poyo #rememberhonorunderstand #pacifichistoricparks

Some 33,000 Japanese Americans served in the U.S. Army during World War II, including as translators, interpreters and interrogators in the Pacific theater; in the 1399th Engineering Construction Battalion, and more than 100 women who joined the Women’s Army Corp. The commemorative stamp honors a regiment of second-generation Japanese Americans, also known as nisei, for becoming one of the most distinguished American fighting units of World War II. The all-Japanese American 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team’s motto was Go For Broke. #rememberhonorunderstand #pacifichistoricparks

At the War in the Pacific National Historical Park in Asan, the names of more than two dozen dogs are on display to honor their service alongside U.S. military service members during the invasion of Guam to liberate the island from Japanese occupation. In all, 20 dogs were wounded and 25 killed. #rememberhonorunderstand #pacifichistoricparks

Last call for our Memorial Day Sale! Today is the last day to use the code MEMORIALDAY2021 to get 10% off your entire order. Code not combinable with any other discounts/sales; excludes U.S. flags, Harley Davidson merchandise. ... Shop here: https://pacifichistoricparksbookstore.org/ #rememberhonorunderstand #pacifichistoricparks

Repatriation and burial services were held Tuesday for Seaman 1st Class Camillus O’Grady at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at #Punchbowl. O’Grady was born July 18, 1922 and enlisted in the Navy shortly after graduating from high school. He died aboard the USS Oklahoma on Dec. 7, 1941. : Jordyn Poyo... #rememberhonorunderstand #pacifichistoricparks

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