Session 22

The Real McCoy: A Shipyard Worker’s Witness to History

Often lost in the history of Pearl Harbor are the civilian workers who manned the military bases during the attack on Oahu. One of them was a young 18-year old named Edward Chun. He was a local boy who saw the tranquility of Pearl Harbor turned into a cauldron of death and destruction. His personal recollections of the attack paint the picture of what happened to the civilian work force on that fateful day.

 

Speakers: Edward Chun, Naval Shipyard Worker - Mr. Chun was an 18-yeard old navy worker at the Pearl Harbor shipyard. His job was as a pipe fitter. At the time of the attack, he was along the 1010 Dock near the USS Helena and Oglala. This former St. Louis High School graduate was an eyewitness to the opening moments to the Japanese torpedo attack on Battleship Row.

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