Pearl Harbor Survivors Join WWII Triple Ace Fighter Bud Anderson For The Event

More than a dozen Pearl Harbor and WWII survivors joined 750 guests, and WWII Triple Ace Fighter Pilot and Congressional Gold Medal recipient Col. Clarence "Bud" Anderson at this year's 9th annual Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor Anniversary Gala on December 5 in historic Hangar 79.

Themed, "For Love of Country—Pass It On," the evening "remembered the past, honored the present, and hopefully, inspired the future for our guests while raising funds for the Museum's education and restoration programs," said Executive Director Kenneth DeHoff.

Music, dining, lots of lighted airplanes, and special decor created an atmosphere that took one back in time, turning the Museum's 86,000 sq. ft. WWII Hangar 79—its windows still riddled with bullet holes from the attack on December 7, 1941—into a 1940s ballroom.

The entertainment included American Flag Art Explosion by Speed Painter and Artist Michael Ostaski, a partnership announcement and unveiling of a commemorative Nose Art emblem for Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor's B-17 Swamp Ghost by Greg Coleman, VP of Worldwide Marketing & Franchise Management at Walt Disney Animation Studio, and a special performance by American Idol finalist and Hawaii favorite singer Jordan Segundo.

(Images provided with Pacific Aviation Museum news release)

FMI: www.PacificAviationMuseum.org