Any Pearl Harbor Survivor relatives here? - Beyond Tiki

F freddiefreelance Member San Diego, Ca. Joined: Feb 15, 2003 Posts: 3006	F freddiefreelance Posted posted on Wed, Dec 1, 2004 11:06 AM One of my great-uncles was an Army Air Corps radio operator on Oahu, but he never spoke about it. After his death my Mom got his commendations, Purple Hearts & photos of him & his friends around Pearl Harbor. She wants to frame & preserve them, but they're pretty old & she hasn't been able to do much beyond save them. I've occasionally tried to find other information about his posting & what else he did in the war but he didn't tell anyone in the family, not even his brother who fought with Patton at the "Battle of the Bulge." On another note, my wife's cousin lives on Ford Island next to the Utah memorial & his neighbor's house was hit by a Japanese torpedo during the attack. There're also bullet holes in the "street" (actually one of the old landing strips) behind his house from Japanese strafing runs.

One of my great-uncles was an Army Air Corps radio operator on Oahu, but he never spoke about it. After his death my Mom got his commendations, Purple Hearts & photos of him & his friends around Pearl Harbor. She wants to frame & preserve them, but they're pretty old & she hasn't been able to do much beyond save them. I've occasionally tried to find other information about his posting & what else he did in the war but he didn't tell anyone in the family, not even his brother who fought with Patton at the "Battle of the Bulge."

On another note, my wife's cousin lives on Ford Island next to the Utah memorial & his neighbor's house was hit by a Japanese torpedo during the attack. There're also bullet holes in the "street" (actually one of the old landing strips) behind his house from Japanese strafing runs.

Post #128259 by freddiefreelance on Wed, Dec 1, 2004 11:06 AM