Annual Pearl Harbor Day Recognition - 12/7

This memorial program at the National Museum of the Pacific War at 12:25 pm includes noted speakers, Pearl Harbor survivors, joint color guard, placing of the wreath, music and taps with a 21 gun salute. There is no charge for the program, with the standard admission for museum guests. Please call 830/997-8600 for more information.

Pearl Harbor Survivors National Convention and Anniversary Reunion - 12/4-8

National Museum of the Pacific War is hosting the Pearl Harbor Survivors National Convention and Reunion, as they and the nation remember the anniversary of that tragic day. Please call 830/997-8600 for more information.

Living History Reenactment - Pacific Combat - 11/10-11

The National Museum of the Pacific War’s Pacific Combat Zone comes alive as re-enactors in authentic World War II uniforms discuss strategies involved during the Pacific theater and provide tours of a recreated battlefield. See U.S. and Japanese training and tactics demonstrated as well as a flame thrower, 50-caliber machine gun, Japanese light machine gun and various armored vehicles. Hours are 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Free with regular museum admission of $6 for adults, $4 for children and free for children under six; Pacific Combat-only tickets are $3 for adults and $2 for children. 500 East Austin Street.

Nimitz Symposium - 9/15

Enjoy this internationally acclaimed Pacific WWII symposium featuring authors, scholars and veterans held at the Fredericksburg High School Auditorium on Highway 16 South, Saturday, September 15 thru Sunday, September 16 from 9:00AM - 5:00PM. Sponsored by the National Museum of the Pacific War. Call (830) 992-2765 for more information.

Pearl Harbor Day - 12/7

The National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Museum presents a special program for the 65th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day. Program begins at 12:25PM in the Plaza of the Presidents, behind 340 E Main Street. Call (830) 997-4379 for more information.

Nimitz Fall Symposium - Desperate Days: The Challenge Develops

Sponsored by The Admiral Nimitz Foundation, The Texas Historical Commission, St. Edward's University (Austin), FISD, the U.S. Naval Institute (Annapolis, MD), Texas Tech University, and the Exxon Mobil Volunteer Involvement Program, The Admiral Nimitz Foundation & The National Museum of the Pacific War invite you to their fall symposium, Desperate Days: The Challenge Develops. The symposium will focus on the first six months of the Pacific War during which the United States and its allies suffered a series of devastating defeats, which in turn ultimately led to the setting of the stage for the Battle of Midway, a turning point for the war in the Pacific.

Historians, scholars, and veterans will present different perspectives on a variety of topics. The following speakers are scheduled to speak at the symposium, although there may be last minute changes to this schedule.

DAY ONE
• Japan's Forces & Objectives - Allied Forces in the Pacific: Don Goldstein, author of numerous books on Pearl Harbor and editor of translation of Ugaki's diary.
• Pearl Harbor, Guam, Wake Island: Albert A. Nofi, author & historian AND BGen Vicente Blaz, teenager on Guam in WWII.
• American, British, Dutch, & Australian Naval Actions: James Hornfischer, author & historian AND Art Nicholson, author of a book about the sinking of HMS Repulse and Prince of Wales.

DAY TWO
• Allied Territorial Losses - Hong Kong, Malaya, Singapore, Burma, & the Dutch East Indies: BGen J. Hagen, USMC, author & historian AND Inez Jongenburger, Dutch civilian on Java, POW AND Preston Holcomb, USN, served aboard the USS Tulsa, 1 of the last 3 surviving ships of the Asiatic Fleet.
• Fall of the Philippines - Bataan, Corregidor, MacArthur's Exodus: Richard B. Frank, author of book on downfall of the Imperial Japanese Empire AND Richard Meixel, author of book on the Philippines.
• Roundtable - New Guinea and Battle of Coral Sea: Historians Frank, Goldstein, Hagen, Hornfischer, Meixsel, and Nicholson.
Veterans are being contacted and will relate their experiences on these topics. Paul Stillwell - historian, author and founding editor of Naval History magazine, will be the Moderator.

Registration Information: The symposium is open to the public and runs from 9AM - 5PM both days. The cost is $40 per person for members of the Admiral Nimitz Foundation and $50 for non-members. Students with ID's are admitted free. Box lunches are available for an additional $9 per day. Dinner with the panelists is available Saturday evening for $40/per person. Online registration is available for participants, or call (830) 997-8600 for registration info.

The symposium's headquarters are Fredericksburg Inn & Suites at 201 S. Washington St., (800) 446-0202.

For more information, please visit the website of the Nat'l. Museum of the Pacific War, or call (830) 997-8600.