Sad, but time is passing by.
March 15 St. Cloud Times (Minn) Ralph Krafnick, 95, died Sunday. On the USS New Orleans and getting ready to play a baseball game. Spoke to classrooms about it.
Claude Anthony Sowada died Feb. 18th. On the USS Maryland.
Leslie John O'Brien, died March 18th. Attended USNA and became rear-admiral in 1965. 1938-1940 on USS Maryland. Joined staff of commander-in-chief of US fleet in 1940.
Richard Nesbitt, 95. Native of Nevada on USS Nevada at Pearl Harbor. Graduate of USNA. Served 23 years. Retired as a captain.
Sad to See Them Go.
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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