From the February 28, 2016, Gazette (Iowa).
Bob Ulrich turned 18 just before Pearl Harbor was bombed. he and his brother George, who had just turned 20, were both on The USS California, but on opposite sides of the battleship. George had disappeared when the attack was over. His remains were found later and he was buried in Bakersfield, California.
In 2014, Bob Ulrich was one of only four-known Pearl Harbor survivors living in Iowa and the only one from eastern Iowa.
As of last week,Clarence Pfundheller of Audubon is the only Iowa resident from that day still alive.
During the attack, he had been in the Navy for three years and was on the USS Maryland.
--GreGen
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.
Friday, March 11, 2016
Death of Iowa Pearl Harbor Survivor Bob Ulrich (Only One Iowa Survivor Left)
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Iowa,
Pearl Harbor,
USS California,
USS Maryland
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