Remembrance S P R I N G
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A PAC I F I C H I S TO R I C PA R K S P U B L I C AT I O N
President & CEO Ray L’Heureux
Board of Directors Neil A. Sheehan, Chairman Alan Mattson, Vice-Chairman Clif Purkiser, Secretary Jeff Bell, Treasurer James M. Boersema Noel W. Bragg Giorgio Caldarone Alma M. Grocki Colette J. Higgins Patricia A. Lucas Mark Y. Matsunaga Alby L. Saunders George E. Sullivan James E. VanDerKamp Kwai S. “Sunny” Young
Directors Emeritus James K. Sylva Geoffrey M. White
Legal Adviser Joachim P. Cox
Editor Elaine Simon esimon@pacifichistoricparks.org
Editorial Advisers
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Chairman’s Message....................................................3 2017 Art in the Park Programs................................4 Volunteers Support Art in the Park.........................5 A Life-Changing Experience.....................................6 Project of Preservation..............................................7 Snowbird Volunteer.....................................................8 Weekend Ambassador.................................................8 Mahalo!...........................................................................9 Remembering Those Who Remembered.............10 Pearl Harbor Gram: The Joy of Volunteering....11 Annual Report.............................................................12 Prayer for the Dead....................................................14 PHSA Report of Death............................................14 You Make it Happen!.................................................15
AT DIAMOND HEAD — Permanent signs for the new narrated tour were installed in March. Pacific Historic Parks has invested $30,000 for this interpretive program, which focuses on the history, legends, culture, geography, music, plant and animal life at Diamond Head State Monument. The tour is currently available for $3 and comes with a free “I Hiked Diamond Head” certificate. Tours, available in English or Japanese, can be booked online in advance at pacifichistoricparks.org, or visitors can walk up and rent the audio device before beginning a hike. Photo by Elaine Simon
Gail Ann Chew Amy Ogasawara Edean Saito
Mission Statement
Pacific Historic Parks supports the National Park Service through research, preservation, restoration, fund development, education and interpretive programs of WWII in the Pacific and other Pacific historic sites. Remembrance is published four times a year as a benefit to members of Pacific Historic Parks. 2 | REMEMBRANCE SPRING 2017
ON THE COVER — Students from Southern High School’s JROTC Color Guard present the flags of the United States and Guam at Asan Beach at War in the Pacific National Historical Park on Memorial Day. Photo by Artak Davtian
Chairman’s Message “We make a living by what we get. We make a
life by what we give.” — Winston Churchill
The mission of Pacific Historic Parks is to preserve the legacy and heritage of the Greatest Generation for future generations, and we cannot achieve our mission without our many supporters and volunteers. Our founders were volunteers dedicated to ensuring that the sacrifices of so many during the events that changed the course of our nation and the world would never be forgotten. And it is this tradition of volunteerism that ensures the success of all we do today. It is to the volunteers of Pacific Historic Parks and the National Park Service in Hawaii and the Pacific that this edition is dedicated. Hundreds of volunteers help us to preserve and honor the past — high school students cleaning historical objects at the War in the Pacific National Historical Park (Guam), active duty military folding flags flown on the USS Arizona Memorial that are sold in our museum store, Pearl Harbor Survivors sharing their stories with visitors from around the world, university students clearing invasive species from Moku Puakala, a largely unmarked cemetery at Kalaupapa National Historical Park. Volunteers are also directly engaged in our educational and community programs. For example, at Guam’s War in the Pacific National Historical Park and Saipan’s American Memorial Park, Pacific Historic Parks recently offered a
series of free, family Art in the Park programs for more than 600 people – programs that relied on the support of dozens of local volunteers who registered participants, organized supplies, talked about PHP’s mission, performed puppet shows, and helped set up and break down each event. The purpose of this Remembrance issue is to thank and honor our volunteers by focusing on them and their stories. Like most nonprofits, volunteers are the unsung heroes, the backbone of our organization. Inside, you’ll find stories of how volunteers, including our beloved Pearl Harbor Survivors, perpetuate the legacy of World War II and keep history alive by engaging with visitors from all over the world. They directly support our mission by helping students learn about history, and these students in turn give back to their communities and fulfill school requirements through volunteer service learning. We are truly grateful to each of our volunteers who collectively give thousands of hours of their time to support the important mission of PHP. We thank you for your support and for the greatest gift of all — your precious time.
Neil A. Sheehan Chairman
Thank You, Aliamanu! For more than a decade, Aliamanu Elementary School’s student council has spearheaded an annual Nickel Fair. Students pay nickels to play games and quarters for the dunk tank and bounce house. All proceeds are donated to PHP to help
restore the Arizona Memorial and the visitor center. The student council schedules a field trip to the Memorial to present the money that was raised. In April, they donated $1,098.27. From 2007 to 2017, their donations have exceeded $13,000.
Pearl Harbor Survivor Sterling Cale accepts the donation check from Aliamanu Elementary School students.
2017
BY KINA LEWIS, EDUCATION COORDINATOR
At War in the Pacific National
Children enjoyed the Art in the Park Sidewalk Chalk Festival. Photos by Pilar Martin
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Historical Park (WAPA) volunteers are an essential part of the success of our education programs. A perfect example of this is our Art in the Park programs which took place in late January and early February of this year. The Art in the Park program started in 2014 and has been a success from the beginning. Pacific Historic Parks (PHP) provided funding to continue this program for fiscal year 2016-2017. Funding from the National Park Service augmented the budget enabling us to further enhance the program. As the designated Art in the Park coordinator, I examined the current art trends and interests in our community, as well as the recommendations from past Art in the Park evaluations. I decided on a large community art event, as well as multiple intimate art sessions giving instruction on different art techniques. For the large community event, I decided to utilize the abundant amount of chalk purchased through a previous Art in the Park program. Our spacious and inviting sidewalks at Asan Beach served as the “canvas” for their artwork. We used this opportunity to provide a family friendly educational art event. We set up display tables to feature each division of the park and showcase their various roles in the park’s mission. We also
Programs
invited federal and Government of Guam partners to provide an opportunity to reach out to the community and talk about their respective community programs. An appeal for volunteers resulted in many of our regular youth volunteers coming together to assist us, including volunteers for our Preservation Rangers program. In total we had 19 volunteers for this event. The volunteers helped pass out art supplies, register participants, talk about our education programs at the PHP display table, perform puppets shows, and help to set up and break down all equipment used for the event. The Art in the Park Sidewalk Chalk Festival was a great success: 305 people participated and many expressed their appreciation for this fun, family event. They enjoyed learning so many new and interesting things about their national park. The second portion of the 2017 Art in the Park program was called Paint in the Park. We subcontracted a Guam-based artist and entrepreneur, Amber Word, to serve as our artist in residence. The Paint in the Park program featured aspects of WAPA’s history, cultural and natural resources and iconic vistas in paintings. Participants worked under the guidance of an experienced artist to learn art techniques that would inspire them to continue expressing their artistic passions. We
A group of Paint in the Park participants posed with their paintings at Asan Beach. Photo by Kina Lewis
held four, free sessions with 25 participants each and featured a different painting during each session. These types of painting parties are popular on the island but are sometimes not accessible to everyone due to the cost (approximately $30-$40 per person). Volunteers were instrumental in the success of the Paint in the Park sessions. Our youth education program volunteers assisted during after-school hours and helped to assemble and organize supplies, and during the program, they set up easels, canvases and paintbrushes and distributed paint and other supplies to the participants. Our programs would not be successful without our dedicated volunteers. Their support and encouragement continues to amaze me, but I understand why they are motivated to continue to give so generously of their time and their resources to volunteer with us. I started out as a volunteer with PHP, when my daughter participated in the Junior Ranger Academy. I fell in love with the mission of WAPA and the interesting and inspiring work done to preserve the World War II history of our island as well as our cultural objects, values and to protect our beautiful island’s natural resources. The people who work together at WAPA — the National Park Service and the Guam branch of PHP — provide a welcoming and encouraging atmosphere that makes the volunteers want to return to promote the mission. The volunteers always express that they feel they are giving back to the community in an impactful way, which motivates them to dedicate their time and effort to our programs. These are just a few of the many examples of the dedication of our Volunteers-In-Parks and how they help us continue to have successful programs here at War in the Pacific National Historical Park.
Volunteers Support Art in the Park
Photo by Jovannalyn Mafnas
American Memorial Park Lead Ranger Brooke Nevitt (right) with Art in the Park volunteers Reence Caluge (left) and Ryan Guevarra (center)
BY JOVANNALYN MAFNAS, EDUCATION SPECIALIST
During the months of March and April, the National Park Service and Pacific Historic Parks held its firstever Art in the Park program at American Memorial Park on Saipan. This program brought local artists to the park to share their craft with the community. Participants learned about pastels, photography, traditional beading and painting with banana trees from the experts. Nearly 200 youth and adults came to the park and spent the mornings being inspired by the park and its mission, which is to honor the American and Marianas people who gave their lives during the Marianas campaign of World War II. This program, like many public events at American Memorial Park, relied on the support of community volunteers. Volunteers for Art in the Park came from Saipan’s public school system and local community college, Northern Marianas College, as part of its Service Learning Program. They helped set up, guided young participants and assisted the artists in the teaching process. Several of these volunteers, such as Ryan Guevarra who is working on his associate of arts degree, volunteered for every session. He enthusiastically helped in all aspects of the program and is looking forward to coming back to volunteer in the future. American Memorial Park depends on the support of volunteers to successfully implement programs and activities. In 2016, more than 300 volunteers gave their time to help at the park, committing more than 1,200 hours. Volunteers make a big impact by dedicating their time to the park and by interacting with the public. REMEMBRANCE SPRING 2017 | 5
A Life-Changing Experience BY KA`OHULANI MC GUIRE, CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGIST KALAUPAPA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
Kerri Inglis, a history professor at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, first came to Kalaupapa National Historical Park on a service trip with the Sierra Club in the summer of 2000. Seventeen years later, she is still returning, this time with history students in her Disease and Medicine in Hawaii class on a service-learning trip. For the students, it is an adventurous history lesson.
“It is an honor to bring students to Kalaupapa,” says Kerri. Descending the steep mountain cliffs by a winding 1,800-foot trail to Kalaupapa, she explains, “We always make it a point to hike into the settlement, as if passing through a portal into an earlier time, preparing ourselves long before our arrival and using oli (chant) to focus our thoughts and intentions while there. The hike can sometimes be arduous, but like a rite of passage, the students arrive with a new appreciation for the opportunity to be there.” Coming to Kalaupapa allows the students to step out of the 6 | REMEMBRANCE SPRING 2017
archival records and into the place where the history that they learned about in the classroom comes alive. Kalaupapa provides a unique opportunity for them to visit a historic community and participate in service-learning experiences. By working with different park divisions, the students learn about the various kinds of career opportunities available in the park service, like cultural resources management, natural resources and historic preservation. At the same time, the experience “encourages the students to mālama the ‘āina (care for the land) and experience connections to this incredible wahi pana (storied place).” Approximately 96-97 percent of the people exiled to Kalaupapa were Native Hawaiians. It is no surprise that many of Kerri’s students “discover they have ancestral connections to Kalaupapa and the history of leprosy in the islands, deepening their experience even further.” As a professor, Kerri is inspired by the students. “Every year students tell me how their trip
Left: Service-learning volunteers remove invasive vegetation from Moku Puakala, a historic and mostly unmarked cemetery at Kalawao. Above: Volunteers remove fallen tree branches from Kaha Loko cemetery. Photos by Kerri Inglis
to Kalaupapa has changed their lives, giving them a deeper understanding of community, a renewed respect for mo‘olelo (history, stories) and their kūpuna (elders), and new insights into who they are and their kuleana (responsibility) as members of their own community. One student commented, “It couldn’t have been a better week. It was a walking history lesson, but I also feel I was able to connect with the place and community.” Another student wrote, “This is a very humbling trip and [I] recommend [it] to those who are ready to take on this kuleana. The lessons are endless.” Speaking of the overall experience, Kerri describes Kalaupapa as “a living classroom that provides multiple layers of experience and knowledge for my students. No matter what we have planned for and experienced together on our trips, it is always amazing. The students always come away with much more, often intangible lessons, and that is beyond rewarding.”
Project of Become a VIP WHO CAN BE A VOLUNTEER?
Anyone can apply to our Volunteers-In-Parks (VIP) program, either individually or as a group of 12 or less. Individual opportunities are limited and dependent on departmental needs. Our volunteers represent serviceoriented groups of students (age 16 or older), church groups, nonprofits, Hawaiian organizations, civic clubs and seniors.You also can get your own group together of friends, workmates or family. WHAT DO VOLUNTEERS DO?
The service learning is dependent on the needs of the park at the time. The work could include cleaning historic buildings or helping the museum curator with archival and curatorial work. Much of it is outdoor work — the removal of invasive species, clearing and maintaining sites, such as the historic cemeteries, or a birthing stone, heiau (religious site) or holua slide (sled course). The experience could include an environmental lesson — a beach cleanup and learning about our recycling program, due to the fact that we no longer have a landfill in this small and remote community. There are also opportunities to work in the native plant nursery — weeding, repotting plants or outplanting native trees on the landscape. By working the land, volunteers make an even deeper connection to Kalaupapa as a special and sacred place. SIGN ME UP!
To apply, visit www.nps.gov/kala/ getinvolved/volunteer.htm and download the volunteer application form. Completed applications should be emailed to Volunteers-InParks Coordinator Mikiala Pescaia at Mikiala_Pescaia@nps.gov.
PRESERVATION BY LISA MARIE AGUON, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR/ VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO AMERICA MEMBER
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acific Historic Parks (PHP) has collaborated with the Department of Interior/Volunteers in Service to America (DOI/VISTA) to assist at-risk and underserved communities in our nation, with the mission of engaging the next generation in addressing the concerns and causes of poverty and protecting America’s natural resources, heritage and cultures. War in the Pacific National Historical Park (WAPA) in Guam serves as a sponsoring site for my position as this year’s DOI/VISTA member. As a DOI/VISTA member, I was instrumental in launching the I Manhoben Para I Tano’ yan I Tasi — Service to the Land and the Sea — project with PHP. This dynamic, volunteer-led project engages youth in outdoor education programs and is comprised of servicelearning events. High school participants learn about environmental stewardship, preservation, conservation and career opportunities at their park. Through my work, a unique partnership developed with high school administrators, teachers, park staff and the community to collaborate and build a foundation of curriculum-based service-learning programs that allow Guam youths to fulfill high school graduation requirements. One of the most recent service-learning events I led was titled Project of Preservation. Student volunteers assisted in cleaning and maintaining historical artifacts owned by the park. Students worked alongside park rangers to learn about and how to care for historical objects. WAPA’s Cultural Resources Manager Dave Lotz promoted conservation and the importance of preserving historical objects for future generations. A youth volunteer Project of Preservation objectives included: cleans a Mk 49 submarine mine. • Youth understood the importance of Photo by Lisa Aguon historical objects, and the effects of climate and weather on historical objects. • Youth cultivated awareness on the amount of care and handling needed to properly preserve and conserve historical objects in cultural management that includes, but is not limited to, learning, inspiring, preserving and conserving. • Youth understood the importance of community stewardship in natural and cultural resources management through science, history and culture. REMEMBRANCE SPRING 2017 | 7
Snowbird Volunteer BY COL. RICHARD A. MCMAHON, JR., U.S. ARMY, RETIRED
I became a member of the Arizona Memorial
Weekend Ambassador Hi, I’m Joe, and I volunteer at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center every Saturday and Sunday.
I am the type of person that simply must have something to do to stay busy. This was not a problem in my early years because of World War II. I enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1942 and spent the next 27 years serving in the military. I completed pilot training and was sent to the 357th Fighter Group stationed in England, where I flew the P-51 Mustang fighter plane. I flew 27 combat missions over Germany. After retiring from the Air Force, I worked with my son in the building trade business until 2014 when I retired and moved to Hawaii. A newfound friend told me that his friends volunteered at Pearl Harbor. It sounded interesting to me, and I knew I could contribute my knowledge and experience to this opportunity. So here we are today. I feel strongly that all of us who work at the visitor center, whether volunteers or paid employees, have the responsibility to do what’s necessary to make our visitors feel welcomed and appreciated. To our foreign visitors, we are the face of America; and to the Americans, 8 | REMEMBRANCE SPRING 2017
BY JOE SHEA
we represent their government in action. This is the way I conduct myself when I am volunteering at the donation desk. To our visitors, from the smallest child up, I do my best to act as a friend, ask where they are from, discuss their homeland if I have been there and in general let them know that I am interested and appreciate their visit.
During World War II, Joe was assigned to one of the hottest outfits in Europe that included flying aces Kit Carson, Bud Anderson, Chuck Yeager and Johnny England.
The work at the visitor center not only fulfills all of my dreams but I find it fascinating to be able to meet people from every corner of the world. They share with me their experiences, and I do the same. I also help to raise donations that aid in the restoration of the Arizona Memorial for Pacific Historic Parks. I look forward to volunteering at the visitor center for many more years to come.
Volunteer at Pearl Harbor! If you are interested in volunteering, please call (808) 954-8726 or email aogasawara@pacifichistoricparks.org.
Photo courtesy of Richard McMahon
Museum Association, predecessor of Pacific Historic Parks, in 1998. Over the years I have enjoyed reading Remembrance. Although my interest in World War II has been focused on the Bataan Death March in the Philippines where I maintain a home, I have always had the Arizona Memorial in my mind. Recently, I was in touch with Pacific Historic Parks and learned about the opportunity to volunteer at the Memorial as I vacation in Hawaii. I was instructed to see Donation & Volunteer Coordinator Amy Ogasawara at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. Unannounced, I dropped in on Amy during my last trip. What a wonderful welcome I got from her. She scheduled me to return to start volunteering at the donation desk. I even went back to the hotel that day with the red volunteer T-shirt. That’s how to make a potential volunteer feel part of the organization. I volunteer about 60 hours per week here in Chicago area so I know and have
observed how potential volunteers are welcomed, good and bad. I got to volunteer at the Richard also donation desk at the visitor volunteers with the center over several days American Red Cross and met very dedicated in River Forest, Ill. volunteers. This was my first year volunteering at the visitor center so I took this opportunity to review the information binder at the donation desk to become more knowledgeable about the history of the Arizona Memorial. I also familiarized myself with the visitor center to be able to answer the numerous visitor questions that are asked daily. After being one of many experts on the Bataan Death March for many years, I welcome the challenge of learning more about the attack on Pearl Harbor and what Pacific Historic Parks does to keep the history alive. I look forward to returning to Hawaii next January and being a volunteer at the donation desk.
From left: Ivan Chu, Zachary Taisacan, Caleb White, Micah McKinnon, Hannah White, Sophie Farrer, Kina-Nicole Lewis and Marijana Uchima volunteered for PHP’s River Ranger environmental education program in Guam. Photo by Tanya Sortor
At Honouliuli National Monument, Lina Bonilla helps create the main access trail by weed whacking overgrown vegetation. Photo by Johanna Fuller
Mack Humphery volunteers his time to assist visitors at the NPS front desk at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center (PHVC).
Mahalo!
Pearl Harbor civilian survivor and volunteer Robert Lee poses with Make-A-Wish kid Arden Schlegel (left) and her sister Sophia
We couldn’t do it without our volunteers.
Ann Hanson
Preservation Rangers Nikki Bautista and Hannah White assist River Rangers in making viewfinders during a Guam educational program. Photo by Marijana Uchima
Fred Ing, June Nakagawa and Woody Salisbury volunteer at the donation desk at the PHVC.
Carole Tibayan
Brenda Paiva
Kathy Ebey
Student volunteer Alyssa shares the story of Sadako with young visitors.
Volunteers Lenley Hawksworth and Steve Henderson
Rick Stepien
Gil Hatter (second from left)
Pearl Harbor Survivor Herb Weatherwax with 17-year-old Make-A-Wish kid Ashton Eador (third from left) and her family
Punahou School students (right) show young visitors how to fold a crane
Bill Sturgess
Remembering Those Who Remembered The Pearl Harbor Survivor Volunteers at the USS Arizona Memorial
BY DANIEL A. MARTINEZ, CHIEF HISTORIAN, WWII VALOR IN THE PACIFIC NATIONAL MONUMENT
When I first came to the USS
Arizona Memorial in 1984, I was surprised to see a handful of Pearl Harbor Survivors volunteering at the visitor center. Their interaction with the visitors and the staff was simply amazing. Their presence validated the historic site as living eyewitnesses to the “Day of Survivor Bob Infamy.” As Kinzler (1922-2013) veterans of the volunteered at the U.S. Navy, Marine Memorial for more than 25 years. Corps, Army and months, we were able Army Air Corps, to recruit 17 survivors, many of them had just retired thus ensuring that every day and were in their 60s and 70s. of the week there would be Part of their duties then were survivors at the visitor center. to help out at the front desk, It struck me one day that a true either handing out tour tickets “living history” was taking place or answering questions. Some, at the cherished Memorial. not all, gave talks about their military experience on the In his book Memorializing Pearl back lanai of the visitor center. Harbor, Dr. Geoffrey White Others gave a short introduction noted, “Like most museums to the park film shown in located on the historic sites theaters. The more adventurous they represent, the memorial’s ones went to the Memorial for exhibits, artifacts, and volunteers a few hours to partner with the are emplaced in history by virtue park ranger to answer questions of their location in the very or to assist in the loading or landscape that is itself the object unloading of visitors who of representation … Until came to or departed from the recently, the most distinctive Memorial. element among this array of In 1987, I became the historical icons has been the Volunteers-In-Parks coordinator veteran volunteer as a living link for the Memorial. I felt that we to the Second World War.” needed to grow the ranks of It is very rare that the living our Pearl Harbor Survivors, memory of a bygone event is but how? I understood that present at our national historical the local chapter of the Pearl parks. Sites like Manzanar, Harbor Survivors Association met once a month at a restaurant Martin Luther King Jr.’s home and Tuskegee Airmen are in downtown Honolulu. At that among the few uncommon places meeting, I appealed to them to that have “memoryscapes.” volunteer at the USS Arizona The earliest recollection of Memorial. Over the next few
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survivors volunteering at the USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center was in 1981, one year after the center opened as the National Park Service took over operation of the USS Arizona Memorial. Gary Cummins, the park’s first superintendent, recalled in his oral history: “I decided early on … I wanted to put these Pearl Harbor Survivors on the Memorial, someone who was actually there during the attack with the instructions, ‘Hey look, don’t tell everybody your life story. Just respond to questions.’” And respond they did. For more than 36 years, the military and civilian survivors have given thousands of hours of volunteer service. Today, the volunteers present are: Everett Hyland, U.S. Navy seaman, USS Pennsylvania; Alfred B. K. Rodrigues, U.S. Navy seaman, Section Base, Bishop’s Point, Pearl Harbor; Sterling Cale, U.S. Navy pharmacist’s mate third class, Yard Dispensary, Pearl Harbor; and Jimmy Lee and Robert Lee, civilian survivors. Their legacy is now part of history. From talks given to conversations they have engaged in, they gave witness to a day that changed their lives and passed on that history to the generations of Americans that came after them. They made the moment of Dec. 7, 1941 real to those who heard them. In a sense they touched history, and in turn it touched us. And that is why we remember those who remembered … our living witnesses to Pearl Harbor … the survivors of that fateful day.
The Joy of Volunteering BY ALFRED B. K. RODRIGUES, PHS
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t the urging of my eldest son, I visited the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in the spring of 2001. It had been a very long time since I was last there – and under very different circumstances. Of course, I had mixed emotions. But feeling the solemnity of the site and the reverence visitors gave it, I became more at ease. And after meeting other Pearl Harbor Survivors that day who volunteered there, I decided I would join them – as my son said, it was my duty. Some think volunteering is a sacrifice – I say it is a source of joy. Millions of visitors of all ages, from all over the world, come to honor those who served at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. They also come to learn about and to somehow experience the day in history that changed the world. They are anxious and surprised to meet Pearl Harbor Survivors who are still alive. They are more surprised when I stand to take a photo with them. I continue to make many new friends who write and often return. But my greatest joy is meeting
Alfred Rodrigues Turns 97 Pearl Harbor Survivor Sterling Cale poses for a photo with Al Rodrigues at his birthday celebration in February.
Make-A-Wish children who have chosen this site for their special request. There are only a few of us left, dwindling as the days go by. We greet visitors and autograph gift shop items they purchase. After my name, I always write the initials PHS. They assume it means Pearl Harbor Survivor. But I tell them it really stands for “Poor Hawaiian Sailor.”
Everett Hyland Turns 94 Pearl Harbor Survivor Everett Hyland celebrated his birthday with his wife, Miyoko, and family at the visitor center in March.
Uncle Al, as he is known, receives a birthday kiss from PHP’s Edean Saito.
Photos by Elaine Simon
Rodrigues with Make-AWish kids (left) Brandon Black, 19, of South Dakota and Baude Meyer, 14, of Iowa. Photo by Edean Saito
Edean Saito presents Uncle Everett with a birthday cake.
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Annual Report Fiscal Year 2015-2016 BY EDEAN SAITO, SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER
Happy 100th birthday, National
Park Service! Aug. 25, 1916, marks the founding of the National Park Service (NPS). It is the date President Woodrow Wilson signed into law the NPS Organic Act — “to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.” Our national parks are places where we strive to share the American experience, tell the stories of those who have gone before us, share the lessons we’ve learned, share the stories of protecting our civil liberties, stories of peace and reconciliation.
At each of our parks, national and state, through your generous
donations, Pacific Historic Parks is able to support educational, interpretive and scientific programs, through school group visits, outreach programs, Junior Ranger and Reef Ranger programs, and the many ongoing restoration projects. In partnership with the University of Hawaii - West Oahu’s archaeological field school, Honouliuli National Monument was chosen as the site for 16 students working on their bachelor’s degree with a concentration in archaeology or certification in Applied Forensic Anthropology. Honouliuli is the former site of Hawaii’s largest and longest-operating internment and prisoner-of-war camp during World War II. As plans for the 75th Commemoration of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor and Oahu continued, careful considerations and
World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument - Total Aid: $2,229,845.80 75th Commemoration $99,066.90 Preservation & Conservation $133,237.36
Park Support Aid $54,787.43
preparations were made for the many returning Pearl Harbor Survivors and World War II veterans and their families. More than 10,000 people flew in from all over the world to participate and bear witness to this special and solemn occasion. “Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future,” the theme for the 75th Commemoration, is ever present at World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, where today’s younger generation and the Greatest Generation come together every day. With the vision to enhance the visitor experience at Pearl Harbor as well as bring the Memorial to those unable to visit, PHP in partnership with the NPS at Pearl Harbor created a 3-D virtual reality experience. There are three virtual reality tours: Walk the Deck of the USS Arizona
Kalaupapa National Historical Park Total Aid: $143,330.61 Education $40,906.54 Park Support Aid
Preservation Education& Conservation Preservation & Conservation $102,424.07
75th Commemoration
Education $225,769.00
Preservation & Conservation Education
Diamond Head State Monument $84,157.57 Memorial Restoration
Memorial Restoration $364,790.04
Park Support Aid Interpretation $84,157.57
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Interpretation $1,352,195.07
Park Support Aid
American Memorial Park Total Aid: $44,889.69
War in the Pacific National Historical Park Total Aid: $188,592.14 Special Events
Special Events $11,370.71
Education
Interpretation $9,538.47 Education $179,053.67
Education $33,518.98
Overall Aid to All Parks: $2,690,815.81 Before the Attack, Witness the Attack on Battleship Row and Experience the USS Arizona Memorial. The Sadako Peace Crane Project has grown exponentially. Working with local students and students from Japan, tens of thousands of our visitors are learning about Sadako’s wish for world peace. More than 10,000 origami paper cranes were folded by students in Hiroshima and Tokyo, each inscribed with a message of peace, and have been sent to Pearl Harbor to share with our visitors and spread the message of peace throughout the world. One teacher from Tokyo writes, “Today, students in Japan are learning about what happened in World War II in their social studies class but didn’t know what people in the U.S. have thought about it. We are very happy this project will promote reconciliation of two countries, and spread peace around the world.” On the folded cranes are written messages. One says, “Past is the past. Let’s think about our future! Pray for peace.” Once a month, students and teachers from Punahou School and Island Pacific Academy volunteer at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, teaching visitors how to fold the paper cranes and sharing with them the significance of folding a crane. Here at World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument,
we can’t help but see the magic happening all around us. It’s magic to see the enthralled expression on a Make-A-Wish child’s face when they meet one of our superheroes, a Pearl Harbor Survivor who graciously volunteers his time to share his experiences with visitors and our youth. It’s magic to watch their faces when the light bulb goes on when they comprehend the tragedies of war and the perseverance of a nation pulling itself back together again and make the connection to their own lives. It’s magic to be a witness to the strength, hope and joy in each of these children — they inspire each of us to continue to share through the power of a Wish. In fiscal year 2015-2016, we were given the privilege of fulfilling the wishes of 188 children and their families. Kalaupapa National Historical Park is situated on a peninsula on the northern coast of Molokai. There is a longstanding restriction against entry for anyone under the age of 16. In order to fulfill the nationwide Every Kid in a Park initiative, park rangers had to bring the park to the children. Kalaupapa NPS staff packed up their gear, ranger uniforms, archaeological tools, plant and animal samples, and over three days they engaged more than 240 students in hands-on activities, demonstrations, a hike
and a field trip to help bring the Kalaupapa story alive. The boundaries of War in the Pacific National Historical Park and American Memorial Park extend into the waters surrounding them. The education programs at both parks use the parks as classrooms. The Guam Teacher Workshop engages educators to use their national park as a resource for studying events, the impact of political and social trends, and the effects of the climate and how people impact the environment. Educational programs like Reef Ranger Summer Camp, Art in the Park, Junior Ranger and Service to the Land and Sea programs expose the children of Guam and Saipan to the values of their natural resources. Together with the staff of Diamond Head State Monument, an audio tour was developed with Acoustiguide, to provide an informative and enhanced experience for the hiker. In addition to the breathtaking views from the crater’s summit, visitors learn all about the formation of the crater, geological and botanical attributes, and its historical and cultural place in Hawaii’s history. Musicians and cultural, historical and scientific experts volunteered their talents and time to the research, development and production of this audio tour. REMEMBRANCE SPRING 2017 | 13
Interpretation - $9,538.47 Education - $179,053.67
PRAYER FOR THE DEAD
“Eternal rest grant unto them and let perpetual light shine upon them and may they rest in peace.”
Maxwell Vernon Burggraff USS Nevada South Jordan, Utah Carl E. Clark Kaneohe Bay Menlo Park, Calif. Gerald T. Cleveland Schofield Barracks Anderson, S.C. Durrell Emerson Conner USS California Carlsbad, Calif. Richard F. “Dick” Corder USS Oglala Torrance, Calif. James Doyle Ford Island Naval Air Station Lakewood, Colo.
Photo by Donny Chambers
Herman H. Horn Fort Weaver Frankfort, Ky.
Francis Karas 4th Reconnaissance Squadron, Hickam Field Sunnyvale, Calif. Harry P. Kilpatrick Wheeler Field #107 North Syracuse, N.Y. Paul Mitchell LaChappell USS Pennsylvania El Cajon, Calif. Walter Maciejowski Schofield Barracks Everett, Mass. Pasquale J. “Pat” Librie Schofield Barracks Vero Beach, Fla. Thomas Petso Schofield Barracks Colorado Alvis M. Taylor Schofield Barracks Davenport, Iowa
PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION REPORT OF DEATH Unit or station on December 7th:__________________________________________________________ Name:________________________________________________________________________________ Address:______________________________________________________________________________ Date of death: _________________ Services: ______________ Funeral Home:_____________________ Interment: ____________________________________ Continue sending Remembrance? Yes No Next of kin: __________________________________ Relationship:______________________________ Address:______________________________________________________________________________ Remarks:______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ Form prepared by: _________________________ Relationship:____________________Date:_________ Address:______________________________________________________________________________ Email: ___________________________________________ Phone: _______________________________ PLEASE INCLUDE AN OBITUARY NOTICE, IF POSSIBLE
This form is available online at grams.pacifichistoricparks.org/PDFs/Report-of-Death.pdf Please complete and mail to: Edean Saito, Special Projects Manager Pacific Historic Parks, 94-1187 Ka Uka Blvd., Waipahu, HI 96797 14 | REMEMBRANCE SPRING 2017
You Make it Happen!
Your contributions help us meet our mission to ensure that the legacy of the valiant, courageous men and women who served our country during World War II are never forgotten. We would like to recognize and thank the following donors for their recent contributions.
IN HONOR OF Walter Bronson - WWII Mr. & Mrs. Mark Beaumont Robert L. Callaway, USA Eric Ohlson Roger W. Cherrington Dr. Stephen Hatfield Chandler Francis Dempsey Susan Smart Lt. Cmdr. Peter Garton, Aust. Navy Peter Garton
Sgt. Peter L. Nespoli, USMC Thomas & Annette Walters/ Stelk Joe Ober, WWII, Pearl Harbor Survivor Eddie Johnston William Lloyd Parker, USN Jane Champion Brian Priest Dena Zook-Howell Staff Sgt. Ryan Richter Ryan Richter
Charles J. Haessig, Pearl Harbor Survivor, USS Sacramento Don Norton Curtiss Karlstad, CPT, USA Linda Peete-Flom
Clarence Rugger, USN, Pearl Harbor Survior Joseph Rugger
IN MEMORY OF Thomas Sannino, CPO, USN, ‘57-’84 Michele Sannino Andy Sedlak, USN, Guam Patricia Diamond MM3 Jack Melvin Sexton, USN, USS Doyle Thomas E. Sexton Master Sgt. Shanks Melanie Trenkamp James P. Smith James P. Smith John L. Sommers John T. Sommers Lynn Springer, Army Air Corps Norman Springer, Jr.
Dewey H. Chew Gail Ann Chew
Pasquale “Pat” Joseph Librie, Pearl Harbor Survivor, Schofield Patricia Butrym Karen Dempsey Maria & Robert Manzi
Maj. John Gaston, USMC (Ret.) Alexander “Sandy” Gaston Lawrence A. “Lonnie” Goldman Dave & Tina Arseneault Laura Ksenak Paula Rogers Harriet Yogel Marshall R. Hatfield, USS Minneapolis Dr. Stephen Hatfield Robert Kovar Rose Richards
Beloved Husband, Pearl Harbor Survivor Mrs. David R. Schupbach Jack Stoeber, Pearl Harbor Survivor, USS Whitney Florence Stoeber James E. VanDerKamp Sr. Jim VanDerKamp Herbert Weatherwax, Pearl Harbor Survivor, Schofield Kathleen Smith
Thank You SONY ELECTRONICS INC. For the electronic visual display equipment at the Pearl Harbor Visitors Center Abbeville Press Joanne Adams Marvin Alexander Patricia Allen Anthony Anzalone James Asaph Monica Atneosen John Bachman Firman Balza Gregg Barron Steven & Gail Bauer Robert Beard Farrel Becker Andrew Benish Dena Bialick Arleigh Birk George Blake Donald Bloomfield Edward Bogan Glen Bower Robert Boyle Carlton Brandon Juanita Brothers Kathy A. & James R. Brown Marjorie Bruckmueller Judith Campbell George Carr Gail Carroll Roy Carter George Carvalho Al Cashmir Cris Castro Gary Chabot Harry Chandler Ann Chappell Louis Chertkow Paul Christensen Albert Citero Carl Cline Vera Cline Kenneth Coates Combat Artist Collection Carol Connor Harold Conrad Aaron W. & Marjorie W. Cook
Ralph Cook Dixie Cranford Richard Cullison John Currie Frank DeFoor Vesta DeRiso Davide Donati Robert M. & Kathleen A. Donlon Allen R. & Linda Douglas Vaughn Drake Santi & Michele Dramko Linda Dudik Joe Dwight Patrick Ehmann Angelina Engel Frank Fachman Kathleen Farley Wade Ford Jane Fortner George Fosdick Donald Frost Edward Funkhouser Michael Gallamore Nicholas Glavocich George Gornick Google Grants Robert Greenleaf Ronald Gregoncza James & Kathleen O’B. Hackett Hagadone Printing Company Irene Hagan Montgomery Hand Stephen M. & Patricia A. Hand John E. & Mary Linda Hartwell Hawaii State Tours William H. & Frances L. Haynes Melvin Heckman Stuart Hedley Mary Hicks Charles Higgins Carl Hines Robert Holstrom Herman Horn William Howell Betty Humphrey
Charles Imus Karen Intemann Janis Jacquot Jeanette Johnson Robert Jones Edward & Reena Kanner Michael Karas Sherrie Kaya Alan Kendrick Chandra Kim William King Cole Kingseed Ronald Knakmuhs John R. & Laura L. Knight Erma Koenig Earl J. & Judith M. Kohler Bryan Kriewald Selma Kull Michael Laconsay Hubert M. & Judy Lattan Lance Lehman Theresa Leister John Litman Richard Little Bo Long Carol Lordo Mac MacKenzie James J. & Rita M. Maher Milton Mapou Peter Martin Nicholas Martino Erika Matsunaga William McAnany Casey McBride Bruce McCaw Clifford McFarland Christine McGough Imogene McIntire Andrew & Debbie McKane Don McKee Richard McMahon Irwin Mess Edward Miklavcic Thomas Millsap Leslie Ann Molessa
Barbara Moller Marilee Montanaro Susan Moore James H. Von Schilling & Laurel C. Moore Lauire Moore Brian Moore Gary L. & Carolyn S. Moore Tad Motteler Lester Murray Michael Murray David Muschek National Park Foundation Robin Nelson Network for Good David Niolet Joseph Noddin John W. & Nancy J. Ogg Pacific Islands Institute, Ltd. David Pacion George Pann Gary Parsh James & Pamela Poley Randy D. and Susan K. Presler Clifford Provencal William Ransom William Rhodes Joseph Richard Paul Richardson Jack Rogo Margie Rose-Chirrick Kayla Rosenfeld John Ross Thomas Ryan Edean Saito Harry Salsberry Terrence & Margaret Scandrett Edward Schmidt Thomas Schneider Bernadine Seabury Michael Sgro Douglas Sheehan Allan Shikhvarg Valarie Showers Edward J. & Vicki Skonieczny
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Hundreds of volunteers assist with placing U.S. and Guam flags in a display grid at Asan Beach at War in the Pacific National Historical Park. Each flag represents the bravery and sacrifice of the 1,170 Chamorros and 1,880 American servicemen who lost their lives during the occupation and liberation of Guam during World War II. Photo by Devin Sortor