From the October 7, 2016, Fox News "1 of last USS Arizona survivors of Pearl Harbor attack dies."
Raymond Haerry, 94, died September 27, 2016. He was one of the six remaining survivors from that doomed ship.
When the attack came, he ran to an anti-aircraft gun only to find its ammunition was in storage. He was trying to get that ammunition when the bomb exploded and then swam through burning waters to the shore.
His son plans to take his ashes to the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor to have his ashes buried on the ship. as soon as he can afford it. Only USS Arizona crew members can be buried on that ship. All others are buried on the USS Utah memorial.
Mr. Haerry served 25 years and retired as a master chief.
And Then there Are Just Five. --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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