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.
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Last Otter Tail County Pearl Harbor Veteran Dies: Gene Davis
From the November 30, 2016, WDAY 6 (Minnesota) "Honoring a vet: Last Pearl Harbor survivor in Otter Tail County dies" by Kevin Walleband.
Gene Davis, 94, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota was buried Friday.
He joined the Navy at age 18 and was on the USS California during the attack. A blast blew him off the deck and he was left for dead, but actually was shell-shocked.
For years, he wouldn't speak about his experience, but that all changed with a trip back to Pearl Harbor in 1980.
One hundred died on the USS California that day.
--GreGen
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