As we approach the 70th anniversary of the Day of Infamy in three weeks, many of these people are leaving us unfortunately.
From the Nov. 11th Whidby News Times.
Pearl Harbor veterans were telling their stories:
CECIL CALAVAN-- on the USS Utah and survived because he was shaving. The place he had been at was struck by a torpedo right after he left to perform this daily chore. He ended up swimming to shore.
JAMES STANSELL-- was 18 at the time. "I was scared to death but I did manage to look everywhere, and everywhere there was an explosion."
HAROLD JOHNSON-- was 17 at the time on the USS Oklahoma and had a date with a young lady that day. The worst part of the attack was afterwards "hauling oil-covered men into boats, responding to a multitude of false alarms and curling up in the mess hall to try to sleep." Obviously, no date for the young man.
Sad to Be Losing These Brave Souls.
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