From NJ.com by Jeff Goldman.
The remains of Master Chief Petty Officer Raymond J. Haerry were placed on an American Airlines flight after a ceremony at Newark Liberty International Airport. he was a Paterson native who died in Rhode Island in September at age 94. His ashes will be interred on the USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor.
When the Arizona exploded that day, he was thrown into the water, but swam to safety, got a gun and began firing at the Japanese planes.
Later, he served on the USS Opportune, USS Allagash, USS Luiseno and the USS Muna Kea. He also served during the KoreanWar, and retired from the Navy in 1964.
He was born November 21, 1924 and enlisted March 11, 1940.
--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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