The Columbian.com of Washington County, Washington ran an article about BERNARD DeGRAVE whose ship left Pearl Harbor three hours after the attack began. They returned December 13th amid all the smoke. "We were flabbergasted at the extent of the damage. That's when it hit us, when we saw our ships mangled and wrecked.
GEORGE BENNETT was a member of the US Navy seaplane squadron based on Ford Island and right in the middle of the action.
PAUL JOHNSON was a gunner's mate on the USS Castor, a supply ship loaded with 10,000 tons of ammunition.
LARRY LYDON was an officer on the USS San Francisco, a heavy cruiser scheduled to go into dry dock.
Greatest Generation. --Cooter
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