From the February 8, 2016, Las Vegas Journal "Handful of USS Nevada shipmates reunite in Las Vegas."
They saw a 35-minute film by Chuck Pride of Henderson, Nevada, who was formerly in the Army. The film covered the ship's whole history, including a short service in World War I.
They viewed it to get a better idea of the overall action on their ship on Dec. 7, 1941. Bryon McGinty, 90, said, "We were aboard the ship at the time, but you don't know what's really going on. You're in your own little compartment... and you're concentrating on performing your duty. You don't really understand a lot about what's going on outside."
Only five crew members of that day attended the reunion. Overall, they believe only about a dozen are still alive.
That day, the crew's average age was 19 1/2. Today, much older than that.
--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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