From the Dec. 6, 2011, Hendersonville (NC) Times-News.
Ensign John Davenport was fast asleep on the USS Oklahoma when General Quarters sounded. he remembers hearing this is not a drill and then a torpedo hit. He put on his uniform and rushed topside to his anti-aircraft gun. There were three more explosions and the ship began rolling over.
He found a place on the starboard side where he witnessed the Arizona blowing up. Later, a rescue boat took him to safety.
Another Story and Another Survivor. --GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
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