Fort DeRussy / U.S. Army Museum of Hawaii
2131 Kalia Road
Waikiki HI 96815
Waikiki, Oahu, Hawaii
Tel: 1-808-955-9552

Construction of Fort DeRussy began in 1911 by the U.S. Army of Fort DeRussy at Waikiki. Completed by 1915 to defend southern Oahu and the approach to Pearl Harbor. Named Fort DeRussy in honor of Rene Edward DeRussy who built the fortifications at San Francisco and invented the barbette depressing gun carriage. Initially, Fort DeRussy emplaced two batteries with large cannons. Later, these were replaced with anti-aircraft guns. On June 28, 1950 the U.S. Army disbanded coastal arillery and the guns were sold for scrap and the fort was designated as an Armed Forces Recreation Area.

Battery Randolph (U.S. Army Museum of Hawaii)
The US Army Museum of Hawaii is located inside Battery Randolph.  In 1977, historian Warren Sessler worked to have the battery turned into a museum, and acquired two guns from a World War I memorial in Honolulu for installation. The museum is dedicated to the roll Hawaii played in military actions spanning from World War I until the Vietnam War.

105mm Howitzer M3
Displayed outdoors

M24 Chaffee Tank
Displayed outdoors at the museum

Type 95 Ha Go
Recovered from Makin, transported to Hawaii for technical evaluation

Type 1 47mm Anti-Tank Gun
Displayed at the museum

U.S. Prefabricated Pill Box
Steel pillbox placed around Oahu to defend military installations. Once buried into position a two man crew entered through a culvert pipe opening at the base to operate a light machine gun from the revolving turret.

Japanese 127mm Gun
Postwar, this gun was transported to Hawaii.  In the middle 1970's it was then taken to the US Army Museum of Hawaii for display. Thanks to Warren Sessler for this information.

Monarchy Cannon
One of a battery of twelve guns emplaced at Punchbowl by the Hawaiian Monarchy in 1831 to defend Oahu and fire salutes. The gun was moved to the Bishop Museum in 1920 where it remained until 1988, then moved it to the museum.

Indoors Displays
Inside the gun battery are museum displays that cover the history of Fort DeRussy and the development of Battery Randolph. Also, the World War II history of Oahu. Other displays cover the U.S. Army 442nd Regimental Combat Team (442nd RCT) and role of Hawaii in the Korean War and Vietnam War. Plus, other displays and exhibits. A new exhibit is devoted to the life and career of U.S. Army General Eric Shinseki.

D3A1 Model 11 Val Manufacture Number 3133 (Wreckage with dataplate)
Piece of wreckage with a component dataplate with serial number 3196 displayed at the museum

D3A1 Model 11 Val (Left Tail Stabilizer)
Piece of wreckage with a component dataplate with serial number 3196 displayed at the museum

Type 92 70mm Battalion Gun Serial Number 213
Displayed inside the museum

Type 100 Sub Machine Gun Serial Number 7065
Displayed at the museum

Type 94 Light Machine Gun Serial Number 13014
Displayed at the museum

Knee Mortar
Two Japanese Army Knee Mortars are on display

Lewis Gun
Displayed at the museum

Type 94 pistol
Displayed at the museum

Type 14 pistol
Displayed at the museum

Type 26 revolver
Displayed at the museum

Type 92 7.7mm Machine Gun "Jukie"
Displayed with a mannequin a diorama depicting combat in China.