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  • Return To Pearl Harbor

  • Honolulu, HI (WXOW)- After Sparta native Mark Schaitel death on the way back to Pearl Harbor the group dedicated their trip to Mark. One of their first stops in Hawaii was at the USS Arizona visitors
    Honolulu, HI (WXOW)- After Sparta native Mark Schaitel death on the way back to Pearl Harbor the group dedicated their trip to Mark.

  • The memorial floats above the sunken hull of the USS Arizona, where more than 1,000 U.S. sailors were killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor
    PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (WXOW) - The Return To Pearl Harbor flight made the trip to the USS Arizona Memorial where they paid tribute to those that died on December 7th, 1941, and to one of their own who passed away on the trip there. 

  • La Crosse, WI (WXOW) ----- As you know News 19 is traveling with a honor flight escorting a group of Wisconsin Veterans who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor. Unfortunately we have some bad news
    La Crosse, WI (WXOW) ----- As you know News 19 is traveling with a honor flight escorting a group of Wisconsin Veterans who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor. Unfortunately we have some bad news to share with you.  Sparta native Mark Schaitel passed away while traveling with the group on his way to Hawaii. 

  • La Crosse (WXOW) - We have sad news to report in connection with the Return to Pearl Harbor honor trip. Pearl Harbor survivor Mark Schaitel had a heart attack and passed away on the flight. You may recall,
    We have sad news to report in connection with the Return to Pearl Harbor honor trip. Pearl Harbor survivor Mark Schaitel had a heart attack and passed away on the flight.

  • Sparta, WI (WXOW) 21 Wisconsin veterans who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor are headed back to pearl.. On a once in a lifetime honor flight. Among them is 89-year old Sparta native Mark Schaitel.
    Sparta, WI (WXOW) 21 Wisconsin veterans who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor are headed back on a once in a lifetime honor flight.

    Among them is 89-year old Sparta native Mark Schaitel.  He was on board the USS Boggs and was just about to enter the harbor when the attack began.

  • CHICAGO, Illinois (WXOW) - 21 veterans of the attack on Pearl Harbor boarded a jet Thursday in Chicago on a special journey to the place where so many lives were changed on December 7, 1941. The group,
    CHICAGO, Illinois (WXOW) - 21 veterans of the attack on Pearl Harbor boarded a jet Thursday in Chicago on a special journey to the place where so many lives were changed on December 7, 1941.

    The group, all from Wisconsin, are part of an honor flight back to Pearl Harbor as a way of saying thank you for their service to the country on that tragic day.

  • La Crosse, WI (WXOW) A group of Wisconsin veterans will set off Thursday, June 14th on a once in a lifetime adventure. The men are headed to Hawaii to tour Pearl Harbor as part of a special honor flight.
    La Crosse, WI (WXOW) A group of Wisconsin veterans will set off Thursday, June 14th on a once in a lifetime adventure. The men are headed to Hawaii to tour Pearl Harbor as part of a special honor flight. Each of the veterans survived the attack on Pearl 70 years ago. One of them is 91-year old La Crosse native Joe Sweeney.

  • (WXOW)- On June 14th-18th, 21 Wisconsin Survivors of Pearl Harbor will return to Pearl Harbor. News 19's Amy DuPont and photographer Nick Bjerke are traveling with the group and are proud to bring you
    (WXOW)- June 14th- 18th, 21 Wisconsin Survivors of Pearl Harbor will return to Pearl Harbor. News 19's Amy DuPont and photographer Nick Bjerke are traveling with the group and are proud to bring you their stories.

  • CHICAGO, Illinois (WXOW) - A special group of Wisconsin veterans leaves for Hawaii and Pearl Harbor as part of an Honor Flight to where World War II began. Each one is a survivor of the attack on Pearl
    CHICAGO, Illinois (WXOW) - A special group of Wisconsin veterans leaves for Hawaii and Pearl Harbor as part of an Honor Flight to where World War II began.

    Each one is a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, more than 70 years ago.

  • MADISON, Wisconsin (WKOW) – They've never met, but two people currently living in Madison both survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December, 1941. 92-year old George Hutton was in the navy,
    MADISON, Wisconsin (WKOW) – They've never met, but two people currently living in Madison both survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December, 1941.

    92-year old George Hutton was in the Navy, while 93-year old Ewald Koch was in the Army Air Forces.

  • La Crosse, WI (WXOW)-- It's been 70 years since the bombing of Pearl Harbor, but December 7, 1941 is a day fresh in the mind of Dick Swantz. "When Pearl Harbor hit, I was 6 years old, but I can recall,
    La Crosse, WI (WXOW)-- It's been 70 years since the bombing of Pearl Harbor, but December 7, 1941 is a day fresh in the mind of Dick Swantz.

    "When Pearl Harbor hit, I was 6 years old, but I can recall, very vividly, that morning when, Sunday morning, we were getting ready to go to church," Swantz said. "And the radio came on with this announcement."

  • Pearl Harbor Veterans

  • "As the supply sergeant of my company I opened the supply cabinets to make available the machine guns, ammunition, rifles, and pistols to the men of our company."
    "As the supply sergeant of my company I opened the supply cabinets to make available the machine guns, ammunition, rifles, and pistols to the men of our company."

  • "The attack was at the ships- some planes came in high- some low. After we got ammo, we were able to shoot at the ones that came over the barracks- that was a confidence builder."
    "The attack was at the ships- some planes came in high- some low. After we got ammo, we were able to shoot at the ones that came over the barracks- that was a confidence builder."

  • "I saw these high level bombers approaching our barracks, so I ran to a close parking lot and got under a car. During the bombing, I was struck with some hot shrapnel and received third degree burns."
    "I saw these high level bombers approaching our barracks, so I ran to a close parking lot and got under a car. During the bombing, I was struck with some hot shrapnel and received third degree burns. I was admitted to the hospital for nineteen days."
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  • Pearl Harbor Veterans

  • When the attack began he was on patrol at the entrance to Pearl Harbor - where the USS Ward sank a Japanese 2-man sub at 0745 on the morning of December 7th, 1941.
    When the attack began he was on patrol at the entrance to Pearl Harbor - where the USS Ward sank a Japanese 2-man sub at 0745 on the morning of December 7th, 1941. 

  • "...Our fighter squadron was the only one that was able to get planes in the air. Two of our groups pilots - Taylor and Welsh - got their planes up and shot down several enemy planes."
    "Although I was not assigned to their specific planes our fighter squadron was the only one that was able to get planes in the air. Two of our groups pilots - Taylor and Welsh - got their planes up and shot down several enemy planes."

  •               He didn't have duty the day of the attack so he slept longer than usual until the bombing started. He got his Springfield 03 and had to wait to receive ammo that was locked up in storage.
    He didn't have duty the day of the attack so he slept longer than usual until the bombing started. He got his Springfield 03 and had to wait to receive ammo that was locked up in storage.
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