Chief Carpenter's Mate Tedd M. Furr, 39, was aboard USS Oklahoma (BB-37) on December 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor when the ship came under attack from Japanese forces. USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits and quickly capsized, resulting in the deaths of 429 crewmen, including Tedd. Although his remains were recovered, he could not be identified at the time and was buried as an Unknown at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) in Honolulu, Hawaii. In 2015, the DPAA received authorization to reexamine unknown remains associated with the Oklahoma using new forensic technology. Tedd's remains were disinterred and analyzed as part of this effort and eventually identified in November 2020. On January 8, 2025, he was buried at the Punchbowl.

In the 2010 miniseries The Pacific, actor Scott Gibson played the role of Capt. Andrew Haldane, a revered Marine Corps leader who was killed in action during the Battle of Peleliu on October 12, 1944. Last year, on the 80th anniversary of that battle, Scott traveled to Peleliu with WWII Beyond The Call to honor Capt. Haldane and his unit with members of the US Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. In this interview, Scott talks about what it was like to portray Capt. Haldane on screen and to visit Peleliu for the first time.

Ira "Ike" Schab enlisted in the US Navy as a Musician Second Class and was a sousaphone tubist. During the Pearl Harbor attack, he loaded ammunition to fire back at the Japanese planes. He will return to Pearl Harbor this year for the 83rd Commemoration.

USS Utah survivor Gilbert Meyer, who died in October 2023, will be interred on the USS Utah this December 7, 2024. Here he talks about his experience on December 7, 1941. For the full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZPzirLSllg

Pearl Harbor survivor Robert Fernandez, 100, talks about what he experienced on December 7, 1941. Robert plans to attend this year's 83rd Commemoration in December. @PearlHarborNPS

US Navy SEA2 John “Jack” G. Bock, Jr., 18, from Lincoln, Nebraska, killed aboard USS Oklahoma as a result of the attack on Pearl Harbor, was accounted for on May 19, 2021, and laid to rest at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific on Oct. 9, 2024.

Nikki Stratton, granddaughter of USS Arizona survivor Don Stratton, will be the keynote speaker at the 83rd Commemoration on December 7, 2024. Nikki Stratton interview footage by Jim McCoy; all other video of Nikki Stratton and US Navy courtesy of DVIDshub.net.

Mitsuko Kaneshiro, who was born in Okinawa and whose family sought refuge in caves near the end of World War II, passed away on August 5, 2024, at the age of 93. In a 2024 interview, she talked about her experience.