From the October 16, 1012, Merrimack Patch.
Died October 14, 2012,. Born in Manchester, New Hampshire in 1920. Enlisted in Navy August 39, 1940.
On USS West Virginia, BB-48 at Pearl Harbor. Transferred to USS San Francisco CA-38 for duration of war. Also served in the Korean War.
--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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