From the April 4, 2013, Downey Patriot by Henry Veneracion.
Died at age 91. A Downey resident since 1960. from a Dec. 2012 article about him.
Mr. Hurd was a cook attached to Battery F, 251st Coast Artillery as part of the California National Guard permanently stationed at Camp Malakole, a couple miles north of Barber's Point, Oahu.
Enlisted in the Army at age 18 to avoid the draft and because of it was able to opt for an anti-aircraft unit.
he worked at a mess hall on Ford Island. he said that on December 7, 1941, nearly 90% of base personnel were on leave. That morning three of his buddies rented an airplane for sightseeing. As soon as they took off, they spotted seven Japanese Zer who shot them down.
--GreGenoes
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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