""She (the USS California) began to list to port while at the same time, our lighting and power went off... the Utah and Oklahoma had capsized...the Arizona was on fire."
This is taken from William Crosswell Croft's memoir "My Impressions of the Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor."
William Croft was a native of Aiken, South Carolina, born January 8, 1918. Died March 21, 2009. Attended the Citadel from 1935-1936 and then accepted an appointment to the United States Naval Academy where he graduated in 1940.
The Citadel only offered Army ROTC training. If a student wanted a direct appointment into the military they had to attend the USNA or the USMA.
--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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