From the December 8, 2011, Waco (Tx) Herald Tribune "Texas survivor of Pearl Harbor dies on anniversary" by Regina Davis.
Frank Curre is the veteran for whom this blog is named. He was at Pearl Harbor that December 7th as a mess cook on the USS Tennessee. He survived and later served aboard the USS Petrof Bay and was at Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Mr. Curre died December 7, 2011, seventy years to the day of the attack.
His daughter, Linda Lee, said, "It's like he held on for today, which is his special day. He was very much a family man. He taught us family values, patriotism and love for our country."
He was exposed to asbestos when his ship was bombed and set afire.
Lee and her sister Peggy Hunt have been his caregiver for the past year.
Quite a Man. --GreGen
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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