We're less than a month from it now.
1. BOB HILL, 87-- sailed into Pearl harbor in 1942 and had a voice come over the intercom for all hands to man the rails and come to attention as they passed the wreck of the USS Oklahoma lying on her side. he was one of the thousands of Americans who joined the military in the aftermath of the attack. He was aboard the USS Enterprise at the time. Dec. 7, 2008 Muskogee (Ok) Phoenix.
2. RAY TURPIN-- was a young Marine gunner on the USS Oklahoma and swam over to the USS Maryland after the order to abandon ship was given. While there, he put a few rounds into one of the Japanese fighters.
3. NORMAN OHLENDORF of Chicago Heights, Il., was 20 at the time and remembers sitting in a car in the US when he heard of the attack on Pearl Harbor. At first, he couldn't join the military due to vision problems but eventually entered the Army.
December 7, 2008 Southtown (Il.)Star
I'll Have a Lot More Pearl Harbor Memories as the Anniversary Approaches. --Cooter
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