Follow Up On Richard Crosariol

I looked up his name since this was a 2013 article, and, sadly, Mr. Crosariol died May 25, 2014 at age 96.  He lived in Indian Head, Maryland and had been born in Illinois on April 15, 1918.

After the attack began, he helped load a 5-inch 25 caliber anti-aircraft gun.  He evidently served aboard the USS Maryland after it was repaired during the rest of the war in the Pacific.  The ship was hit by a torpedo off Saipan and had to return to Pearl Harbor for repairs.  Later, a kamikaze crashed into the ship in Leyte Gulf.

One of the Greatest.--GreGen