Earl Opheim remembers horrible weather, "We were in a typhoon and we didn't get any medals for that and that might have been the scariest. Three destroyers capsized in that one." This might have been "Halsey's Typhoon."
After the war, Mr. Opheim taught school.
In 1997, the largest attendance, 54, got together. Altogether, 91 former crew members made it to at least one reunion. Ten are expected at this year's in Madison City, but spouses, sons and daughters will make attendance at 50.
Wednesday there was a get-together at the Holiday Inn Express. Thursday a tour of the Winnebago Industries in Forest City and then lunch at the Diamond Jo Worth Casino and then a wind farm in Kensett.
Friday, there will be a memorial service at 10 AM at East Park.
The Greatest Generation.
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.
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