FIGHTER CRASH SITE
EWA BEACH AREA - WWII
A photo of the EWA BEACH crash site on the Golf Course is not available.
It's report would be nearly the same as this.
It's report would be nearly the same as this.
HONOLULU - Out at the Hoakalei Country Club in Ewa Beach, near the 18-hole golf course's clubhouse,
may be something that definitely doesn't belong: the hastily buried remains of a Japanese aircrew
whose dive bomber went down Dec. 7, 1941, during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The 20-year-old Toyama (also known as Sotoyama) attacked the USS Pennsylvania in Drydock 1.
His bomb missed and hit the dock itself, said Pearl Harbor historian David Aiken.
The Aichi D3A "Val," was piloted by Petty Officer 2nd Class Koreyoshi Toyama,
with Flier 1st Class Hajime Murao aboard.
may be something that definitely doesn't belong: the hastily buried remains of a Japanese aircrew
whose dive bomber went down Dec. 7, 1941, during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The 20-year-old Toyama (also known as Sotoyama) attacked the USS Pennsylvania in Drydock 1.
His bomb missed and hit the dock itself, said Pearl Harbor historian David Aiken.
The Aichi D3A "Val," was piloted by Petty Officer 2nd Class Koreyoshi Toyama,
with Flier 1st Class Hajime Murao aboard.
Following his unit, Toyama flew to Ewa Mooring Mast Field, where he was shot down
by famed Pearl Harbor defender KEN TAYLOR in a P-40 fighter.
by famed Pearl Harbor defender KEN TAYLOR in a P-40 fighter.
