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100-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor recalls chaos during 1941 Japanese bombing Blogging Sole

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Bob Fernandez thought he would go dancing and see the world when he joined the United States Navy at age 17 in August 1941. Four months later, he found himself buffeted by explosions and passing ammunition to artillery crews so that his ship’s guns could return fire on bombing Japanese planes. Pearl Harbora naval base … Read more

Sailor who died along with 428 crew members during the attack on Pearl Harbor has finally been found Blogging Sole

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Sailor who died along with 428 crew members during the attack on Pearl Harbor has finally been found Blogging Sole

A U.S. Navy sailor who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor has been found decades after his death, military officials said Thursday. U.S. Navy Able Seaman John C. Auld, 23, was from Newcastle, England, according to a press release from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. He was assigned to USS Oklahomaa battleship docked at … Read more