From the May 27, 2016, CBS Philly "Philadelphia's Last Remaining Pearl Harbor Survivor Remembers December 7, 1941" by Kristen Johanson.
Alex Horzany is now 94.
He was in the 42nd Infantry Division and remembers "I was sleeping" when the attack began. He later fought in New Guinea where he contracted malaria.
--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.
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Philadelphia's Last Remaining Pearl Harbor Survivor
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diseases,
malaria,
New Guinea,
Pearl Harbor
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