From the June 28, 2016, DVIDS by Johans Chavarri.
William F. White, 87, joined the Navy in 1938 and served on the USS Beaver, Sperry, Bushnell, Submarine Base Midway Island and the USS Matthews.
He was at Hickam Air Force Base waiting for his Navy discharge on Dec. 7, 1941. He had been sleeping with his weapon and gear getting ready to turn them in when he heard the distant explosions.
According to Jim Taylor, Pearl Harbor survivors' liason, "When he realized the loud noises were bombs exploding, he and another sailor dived beneath the same desk and they banged heads. It was his only injury for the entire war."
Of course, his discharge was cancelled.
He asked to have his ashes scattered at the USS Utah Memorial in Pearl Harbor.
--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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