LOCAL SURVIVOR PASSES AWAY March 19, 2012, NBC San Diego-- Henry mesa Cruz, 91, died Mar. 12th. h
He was one of 344 on the ship to survive that day and was one of just 16 still living.
THIEF STEALS PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS MEMORABILIA-- April 5, 2012, KTVU San Leandro, California-- Mickey Ganitch, 92, had his memorabilia stolen from his car while at a veterans function. he was a 22-year-old on the USS Pennsylvania when the attack came.
PARADE TO HONOR PEARL HARBOR-- April 5, 2012, Norwich (Ct) Bulletin-- To be held May 27th. Thomas Migliacio, 94, on the USS Arizona that day and one of only 13 known living survivors. (So two more also died going back less than a month.)
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The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
Sadly there are none left who I personally know. Hope to go to DC to see the Memorial this summer....
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