From the Dec. 5, 2011, St. George (Utah) Spectrum.
Pearl Harbor survivors from Washington County.
Harrison Hammersmith, retired naval officer, has 400 shipmates who died during the war.
Other survivors:
Lee R. Warren
Carl Allan, Garth Sawyers
Wendell Jenkins
Dick Werner
The Utah Dixie Chapter #2 Pearl Harbor Survivors Association has 29 deceased members.
The Dec. 5th Washington Olympian.
Larry Lydon, 93, had just taken a seat for breakfast on the USS San Francisco, "At Pearl Harbor, the Marine and I were eating breakfast when something outside went 'boom' and my plate went on the floor.
Seven Pearl Harbor survivors were at the museum for the 14th annual Pearl Harbor/World War II Veterans remembrance Day.
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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