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
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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