Aerial view of Pearl Harbor with Ford Island in the middle.

Ford Island is located in the middle of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Pearl Harbor is a Harbor on the Island of O{{okina}}ahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. It is connected to the main island by the Ford Island Bridge. Admiral Clarey Bridge is an automobile causeway providing access to Ford Island, a US Navy installation situated in the middle of Pearl Harbor. Before the bridge was built, Ford Island could only be reached by a ferry boat which ran at hourly intervals for cars and foot passengers. See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and The island houses several naval facilities. It also has two main groups of military housing: Nob Hill and Luke Field. The United States Census Bureau defines Ford Island as Block 9014, Block Group 9, Census Tract 81 of Honolulu County, Hawaii. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census A census tract, census area, or census district is a particular Community defined for the purpose of taking a Census. The City and County of Honolulu is a combined city-county jurisdiction located in the U The island officially has 1. 83 km² (0. 707 sq mi) of land and a population of 368 persons as of the 2000 census. ^[1]

History

Ancient Hawaiians called the island Moku-umeume—the isle of attraction. It is currently named after Dr. Seth Ford, a Boston physician who practiced medicine at the Hawaiian Insane Asylum and the U.S. Marine Hospital from 1861–1866.

Hangar and planes burning on Ford Island during Pearl Harbor attack

When Ford died, the island was sold to the Honolulu Plantation. The U.S. Army purchased it during World War I for $236,000. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All It was transferred to the Navy in 1923. At the height of World War II more than 40,000 people lived and worked on the 450 acre (183 ha) island. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U Explanation The hectare is commonly used in most countries around the world especially in domains concerned with land planning and management such as Agriculture, The island was in the center of the Attack on Pearl Harbor, because of the battleship moorings surrounding the island. The attack on Pearl Harbor (or Hawaii Operation, as it was called by the Imperial General Headquarters) was a surprise Military strike conducted by

Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and George Bush were guests here. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993

The naval station was decommissioned in 1962. The island was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964, and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP is the United States government's official list of districts sites buildings structures and objects deemed worthy of

Several motion pictures were filmed on Ford Island, including In Harm's Way starring John Wayne, Tora Tora Tora, and the 2001 Michael Bay picture Pearl Harbor. In Harm's Way is also the name of the first regular episode of the Star Trek New Voyages fan film series John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American Film director and producer. Pearl Harbor is a 2001 War film directed by Michael Bay. It features a large Ensemble cast, including Ben Affleck,

Before the Admiral Clarey Bridge was opened in 1998, transportation to and from Ford Island was by ferryboat. Admiral Clarey Bridge is an automobile causeway providing access to Ford Island, a US Navy installation situated in the middle of Pearl Harbor. Tourists were unable to visit the island without a military ID or being invited by a resident. Now, civilians are able to visit the USS Missouri museum there. Construction See also Iowa class battleship, Armament of the Iowa class battleship Missouri was one of the ''Iowa''-class "

Features

There is a monument to the USS Utah on the island. Construction Her keel was laid down on 9 March 1909 at Camden New Jersey, by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation. Luke Field (est.  1919) is located here.

The Pacific Aviation Museum is located here. The Pacific Aviation Museum is located on Ford Island, located in the middle of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Currently, the museum, which opened on 7 December 2006, is housed in hangar 37 and there are plans to expand the museum to hangars 54 and 79.

Little Known Facts

Ford Island was host to an annual "Hydrofest" where hydroplanes raced around the harbor.

Hollywood actor William Joseph Hill grew up on Ford Island with his family. His father William Joseph Hill Sr. was a Captain in the U. S. Navy.

Damage to structures on Ford Island during the Pearl Harbor attack was surprisingly minimal. A bomb landed (probably by mistake) in the courtyard of the medical building, and windows in some buildings were shattered by the force of explosions on ships.

Amelia Earhart crashed on takeoff from Luke Field during her first attempt at flying around the world. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

External links

• Pearl Harbor Raid, 7 December 1941 — Attacks off the West Side of Ford Island
• Burning barracks at Ford Island

References

1. ^ Block 9014, Block Group 9, Census Tract 81, Honolulu County United States Census Bureau