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.

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

One of the Last USS Arizona Survivors Has Died

From the April 28, 2016, Fox 5 New York.

Clarendon "Clare" Hetrick, 92, has died.  He was one of the last seven USS Arizona survivors.

At the time of the attack, he was an 18-year-old mess cook and ran to his battle station in his underwear.  When a bomb hit the ship, he managed to climb a ladder and help a stuck sailor before jumping over the side of the ship into the water.

The family plans to have his ashes interred with fellow shipmates on the USS Arizona.

--GreGen

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