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.
Friday, September 22, 2017
Death of Pearl Harbor Survivor Gerald "Jerry" Barbosa-- Part 1
From the September 20, 2017, Long Island Herald "Pearl Harbor, D-Day East Meadow veteran was 93" by Stephany Reyer.
Gerald "Jerry" Barbosa joined the Navy in March 1941. His twin brother and younger brother also joined the Navy.
He was a gunner's mate ion the USS Raleigh during the attack and he died September 15 and was one of the few Pearl Harbor veterans still living in the area.
In March 1941, when he joined he was only 17 years old.
--GreGen
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