I met a guy who was on the Oklahoma. I sat & listened to his story for a long time. He was on his way to the brig & should have been locked up at the time of the attack.
66 Fury III, part deux
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Old Man with a Hat
Life's little ironies...
I'll have to stop by the VFW.......
tbm3fan
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Actually that requirement ended when she was turned over to the City of Norfolk in Dec. 2009.
70NPORT
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Very few of them guys left, right?
The whole 7th Fleet was stationed at Pearl Harbor.....84,000 survived the attack. Maybe 2,700 still living today. They have to be in their 90's now.
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70NPORT
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I've seen documentaries on the bombing of Pearl Harbor on TV. That must of been one hell of an experience to be there. You can see the remains of the battleship with google earth.
That's the Battleship Arizona......I'll see it one of these days.
70NPORT
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yup. I'd like to see in person also. I wonder if they'll ever bring it back up.
Nope...........never. It's presently a tomb for 1,102 Sailor's that died that day.
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-a/bb39-v.htm
70NPORT
Old Man with a Hat
Yea that probably wouldn't be right to disturb that now its been there almost a century.
tbm3fan
Old Man with a Hat
I have one survivor who stops by my office every month to drop off his newsletter. Was stationed on the USS Pennsylvania from beginning to end. He is 93 now.
I know another who was in Pearl on the USS SAN FRANCISCO at the time. Served on the ship during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal where RADM Callaghan and Capt. Cassin Young where killed on the bridge. After she got back to Mare Island for a major overhaul he was detached from the ship and was not reassigned to her when she left dry dock. He was eventually assigned to be in the initial crew of the carrier USS HORNET. He is still alive and kicking in Hayward, CA. is one tough old coot let me tell you.
Another old coot is Floyd here talking about conning the HORNET while she was at sea for 16 months. Floyd was usually the Captain's preferred man at the helm during battle stations. Met Floyd while restoring his bridge in 1999. He was a part time docent and was always prepared with a 6 pack of beer down in the crow's nest. Always gave me a beer to drink with him during the 2 years it took to finish the Nav Bridge.
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Our combat formation was always a layout in a lazy W formation (about 100 meters wide) with 8 Howitzer's so if we took counter-battery artillery fire or aircraft strafing they wouldn't be able to take us all out at one time. We had 3 Firing Battery's in the Battalion for total of 24 guns. Devastating fire power. We also had a Special Weapons Team (Nuclear) in each Firing Battery. We also had a Service Battery (ammo, fuel, commo, medic's, mechanic's, cooks, etc.) And a HQ Battery with FST (Fire Support Team) FO's (Forward Observer's) and Target Acquisition Teams.
Damn, I still miss that stuff!!!!
Damn, I still miss that stuff!!!!
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