1. DEATH OF PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR-- From the Dec. 14, 2012, Yakima Herald "Pearl Harbor survivor and Granger native dies one day before the attack's 71st anniversary." Herb Fairbanks, 96, Was 25 years old and on the USS West Virginia when the attack came.
2. BOB HOPE-- From the Jan. 26, 2013, KMJ Now "World War II Legacy of Bob Hope & Bing Crosby." Bob Hope aired 144 radio shows during the war. Only nine were recorded at NBC studios. The rest were on location at various military bases.
--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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