From the June 24, 2016, WBAL (Baltimore) TV-11 News by Jennifer Franciotti.
Howard Hayes, 96, of Nevada was on the Nevada Honor Flight and visited the USCGC Taney, the last surviving ship from the infamous attack nearly 75 years ago.
His battle station during the attack was on the ship's mast. "When the Japanese planes came over us and the power plant the didn't know we were there. I gave the range and how high they were and surprised the Japanese so much they didn't have a chance to do anything."
He was 21 that day and a cook on the Coast Guard cutter.
The ship wa sin service for fifty years and is the only remaining ship afloat that was there.
Quite a Story. --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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