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Dec 7, 1941 Honolulu Star-Bulletin (“WAR!” Pearl Harbor Extra)
This is a framed souvenir edition of the historic December 7, 1941 Honolulu Star-Bulletin 1st Extra, printed in Hawaii hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor. It features the famous headline \"WAR! OAHU BOMBED BY JAPANESE PLANES\" along with initial casualty reports from Oahu. What makes this piece unique is the handwritten period inscription in the top corner by a U.S. Navy Corpsman (PhM2c USN / SHIPYARD DISP / 7 DEC 1941), marking his physical assignment at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Dispensary during the bombing.Aug 15, 1945 Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph (V-J Day / Peace Issue)
This is an authentic, original broadsheet newspaper from Wednesday, August 15, 1945—the day after V-J Day. It features the iconic lead banner \"PEACE: Shooting Ends In Pacific\" alongside the initial, kept-secret reporting on the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. In the top right corner, it bears a matching handwritten inscription from the exact same Navy Corpsman, who was promoted to First Class (PhM1c USN) and served aboard the supply ship USS Panay (AG-41) on the day WWII officially ended. Matched Veteran Provenance
Sold together as a complete \"bookend\" pair, these two framed displays trace one Navy medic’s personal journey from Day 1 at Pearl Harbor to the final day of World War II. Both pieces are preserved behind glass in clean wooden frames and are ready to hang.
