Burial Aboard the USS Arizona-- Part 1

From the May 11, 2010, Hawaii News "Survivor of Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor buried."

Anthony Schubert died in Hutchinson, Kansas August 12, 2009, and his ashes were interred on the USS Arizona where 1,100 of his shipmates died Dec. 7, 1941.  He was in the head shaving when the attack came and later helped load wounded sailors onto rescue boats.

His daughter, Tina Haywood, learned that his remains could be interred on the ship after he died and is sure he would have considered it an honor.  This privilege is extended to all of those aboard the Arizona who survived the attack.  Sadly, this number is fast dwindling.

Schubert graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1940 and was an ensign on the Arizona when he heard the air raid sirens and then scattered gunfire.  He quickly put on a pair of dungarees and slippers and ran to his battle station where he saw Japanese planes flying in low toward Battleship Row.

By then, the Arizona was being rocked by explosions and the boat was sinking so quickly that the mooring lines were snapping.

More to Come.  --GreGen