Thursday, August 23, 2012

Pearl Harbor Not Forgotten 70 Years Later

From the Dec. 6, 2011, Hendersonville (NC) Times-News.

Ensign John Davenport was fast asleep on the USS Oklahoma when General Quarters sounded.  he remembers hearing this is not a drill and then a torpedo hit.  He put on his uniform and rushed topside to his anti-aircraft gun.  There were three more explosions and the ship began rolling over.

He found a place on the starboard side where he witnessed the Arizona blowing up.  Later, a rescue boat took him to safety.

Another Story and Another Survivor.  --GreGen

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