After 10 years, we hit the 2 MILLION mark for visitors! As Nancy anxiously watched the stats, she realized that the website was only minutes away from hitting the 2 million mark. She called Budd and Carol, and the three of them were able to celebrate over the phone together as the website offically registered 2,000,0001 at 5:52pm Pacific Time, on December 6th, 2009.

Within minutes after hitting the 2 million mark, we were well over 2,000,100 visitors and still counting. Our thanks go out to all of the people who have contributed materials to this website to make it the valuable source of information it is today... and to all of our 2 Million visitors, a hearty THANK YOU!

~ Nancy ~

Hey all you Guys & Gals of the Reunion Association…

Just a reminder about the upcoming Annual Reunion from December 2-7 in Tucson. Wednesday is registration all day and the Welcome Dinner with entertainment by Steve Pace, Bagpiper.

Thursday is slated for the Board of Directors Meeting and Mexican Dinner. Don’t forget to bring the TUMS. (or a fire extinguisher!)

Friday the group will be going to Trail Dust Town, Tanque Verde Ranch for their great buffet, and Gaslight Theater.

Saturday’s Annual Banquet features guest speaker, SCPO Earl Phares USN (Ret.), son of Don Earl Phares, USS Arizona Crew Member. Earl was in the crew of the USS Pueblo.

On Sunday, our group will join the Green Valley Fleet Reserve for the Memorial Service at the Gallagher Theater, University of Arizona, at 11 AM. The USS Arizona Survivors will be onstage. After the service, members will join them for lunch at the Student Union.

Reunion Association President, Dean Harris, and Reunion Coordinator, Ruth Campbell look forward to hosting you at the Hotel Arizona. Ruth has arranged for room rates to include breakfast.

As always, Ruth has put together what is sure to be another memorable Reunion with plenty of entertainment and time to “catch-up” with old friends and shipmates. I look forward to seeing everyone in Tucson… Let’s make this “one for the books!”

~Budd~

1916 - 2009

Herman was born on December 23, 1916 and passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2009.

Herman was last known to be living in Brunswick, Maine.

He was a graduate of Manasquan High School, NJ and the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis MD class of 1940.

Mr. Schafer served in the US Navy during WWII. He was a survivor of the attack upon Pearl Harbor and was stationed aboard the USS Arizona at the time of the attack. He served for the majority of the war on the USS Alabama and towards the end of the war was transferred to the USS Iowa, ultimately attaining the rank of Lt. Commander.

He is survived by his wife Ruth.

Services: Private.

Memorials: Disabled American Veterans at dav.org/donate or P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301

(Photo Credit: Budd Nease Collection)

Charles William "Slip" Haislip was born in Tacoma, WA on April 30, 1918 and passed away in Sun City West on May 29, 2009 at the age of 91. He has lived in Arizona for 15 years. Slip is survived by his wife Lorraine Haislip; sister Joyce Davis; sons John Haislip and Dennis Haislip; daughter Shirley Rodriguez; stepdaughters Diana (Ed) Entrican, Jeanne Menendez, and Virginia Barnhill; 12 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife Eileen Haislip and brother Everett Haislip.

Slip joined the US Navy in 1936 and was assigned to USS Arizona BB39 until April 1941. He was also assigned submarine service during WW II and retired from the Navy after 20 years of service. After retir-ing from the Navy, Slip retired from the US Post Office after 20 years of service. He belonged to the USS Arizona Reunion Assoc., he was as one of the founders of the US Submarine Veterans WW II in San Diego, CA. He belonged to US Asiatic Fleet Reunion Assoc., Valley of the Sun Fleet Reserve Assoc. Branch 163, National Chief Petty Officers Assoc., and National Assoc., of Uniformed Services.

There will be a Memorial Service on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 11:30 AM at Camino del Sol Funeral Chapel 13738 Camino del Sol, Sun City West, AZ. Slip will be placed at East Lawn Memorial Park in Sacramento, CA on Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Hospice of the Valley 1510 E. Flower St. Phoenix, AZ 85016.

Published in The Arizona Republic on June 2, 2009

I received a call today 3/10/09 1330 hrs from Dora Smith. Shipmate Wylie Smith USMC passed away Sunday, March 8, 2009 at Air Force West in Riverside, CA. A service for Wylie Smith will be held later in the year. Dora will advise.

Wylie Smith, Pvt. USMC, served aboard the USS Arizona from 1937-1939. He was discharged in 1941 prior to WWII. When WWII broke out Smith joined the US Army Air Corp, went thru flight school, and became a Navigator. Smith retired as a Major. Wylie went on thru college and received his Doctorate Degree.

Wylie Smith along with other Marines served as orderlies to Rear Admiral Chester Nimitz. The role of an orderly included being a messenger and errand runner as well as being a body guard to the Admiral. Other duties were being a "playmate" to the Admiral's young daughter Mary who would come aboard with her mother on Sundays when the ship was in port. Mary was very spoiled. On one occasion, one of the orderlies couldn’t cooperate. Mary Nimitz saw him standing post outside the admiral’s spacious cabin and said, “Come in and play with me.”

“I can’t,” he told her. “I’m on duty.”

“You’d better,” she replied. “My daddy owns this ship, and he’ll fire you.” (From Battleship Arizona an Illustrated History by Paul Stillwell).

The Marines enjoyed this duty as Admiral Nimitz was such a pleasant individual to work for.

When I started getting together with Jim Vlach for our Saturday morning history lessons Jim would invite Wylie and Dora to join us for lunch along with Jeanne. Later I found Wylie, Dora, Jim and Jeanne were all from Nebraska. My wife and her Mother are also from Nebraska. So on one Saturday we all got together and I took photos of the “Nebraska Gang”.

Wylie told me this photo in his dress uniform was taken when he saved enough money to go ashore to have his picture taken. (Photo Credit: Budd Nease Collection)

Henry Sherman Harris, age 87, of Lawrenceburg, TN passed away Sunday, February 15. He was a native of Phil Campbell, Alabama, a Navy veteran, a member of the VFW, The American Legion, The Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, The USS Arizona Reunion Association and a Baptist.

He is survived by one son, Larry Harris of Alabama, one daughter, Sharon Cole of Columbia, one brother, Charles Harris of California. 4 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren survive.

Funeral services were held February 17 at Pettus Turnbo Funeral Home with Rex Reed and Donnie Couch officiating. Burial was in the Mimosa Cemetery with full military honors provided by the VFW.

Source: http://www.lawrenceburgtn.us/news/article/4929/

After 67 years, USS Arizona Survivor Charles William "Bill" Guerin will rejoin his shipmates. Following the ceremonies marking the 67th anniversary of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack, Bill Guerin's remains were placed in the well of turret number 4, which was his battle station.

Of the 334 who survived the attack, Guerin and 31 of his shipmates chose to be buried there. Only veterans who were assigned to the USS Arizona at the time of the attack qualify to have their ashes interred on the ship.

Complete Story Honolulu Star Bulletin

USS Arizona Survivor, Clinton Westbrook, passed away in his sleep Sunday, November 30. I talked to Clinton Westbrook Jr. this afternoon 12/3/08. Clinton was 89 years old. A memorial Mass will be held on December 19 or 20 Mass will be at the Church of the Nativity at Longwood Florida. His body will be cremated sometime around December 14. Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery. Clinton's wife is also buried there. One thing Clinton Jr. brought up was Clinton's love of going to the schools and giving talks about the USS Arizona and Pearl Harbor. Clinton had told me about this. Clinton Jr. will keep me updated on info as they become available. The date few gave me are not "set."

I had the privilege of knowing Clinton Westbrook for the last nine or 10 years if only for a few days at our annual reunions. On January 14, 2004 I received an e-mail from Lt. Matt Byrne, Public Affairs Officer for the recruit training command, Great Lakes Illinois. They were getting ready to dedicate a new state-of-the-art barracks now called ships. The next ship that was being completed would be USS Arizona to be formally dedicated on February 24, 2004. Lt. Byrne's formally invited all of the USS Arizona survivors to attend. Westbrook was the only survivor to attend. He was given the VIP treatment. This included a two bedroom suite at the Bachelor Officer's Housing (BOH). Clinton sent me many photos, some posted on my website and photos and story in all our At'em newsletters. Clinton will be missed by all.

Clinton Westbrook's last wish was to have donations to the USS Arizona Reunion Association in his memory rather than flowers. Donations can be sent to:
Robert Plass, Treasurer
USS Arizona Reunion Association
4945 Pinnacle St, Riverside, CA 92509.

Orlando Sentinel Obituary & Story

Sunday, December 7, 2008 will mark the 67th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Out of the original 335 U.S.S. Arizona survivors, there are only 24 known to still be alive. This December, sixty-four members of the U.S.S. Arizona Reunion Association will make a pilgrimage to Honolulu, Hawaii and Pearl Harbor for this year’s annual reunion. Among the members, four U.S.S. Arizona survivors and one former crew member are scheduled to attend along with members who are relatives of survivors and former crew members, and other members who are friends of the Arizona.

Saturday, December 6, 2008, Tom Kimmel will be the guest speaker at the closing banquet. Mr. Kimmel is the grandson of Admiral Husband Kimmel who was Commander of the Pacific Fleet on December 7, 1941. Association members will attend a service aboard the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial the following morning on Sunday, December, 7th. During this service an urn containing the ashes of survivor Charles Guerin will be interred within the U.S.S. Arizona by National Park Service divers. Charles Guerin will rejoin many of his fellow shipmates as many Arizona survivors before him.

Photo: 50th Anniversary Reunion - Credit: Vincent J. Vlach Collection

Thanks to an email we received several weeks ago, Budd Nease has located and verified another living USS Arizona Survivor.

Anthony Robert Schubert, ENS on 7 December 1941, is alive and well, living in a rest home in Kansas. The USS Arizona was his first duty station after graduating from the Naval Academy. After Pearl Harbor he was stationed on the USS South Dakota. We hope to have more information about Mr. Schubert soon.

Happily, this brings our total of known living survivors back to 25.

If you have any information about a living survivor not found on our list of Known Living Survivors, please CONTACT US to share this information. We currently have about a dozen or so USS Arizona survivors not accounted for. We don't want any of these heros to be forgotten. Thank you.

On 25 May 2008 we received an email from the daughter of Betty Kinney Tino, wife of USS Arizona Bandmaster, Fredrick Kinney. She was interested in obtaining copies of photos and telegrams on our site. Betty Kino Tino will be submitting her story soon. We will update when it is available on our website.

Frederick Kinney was the Bandmaster for the 21 member USS Arizona Band. All 21 members of the band were killed on 7 December 1941 at, or on their way to, their battlestation below deck passing ammunition.

Thanks to an email we received about a week ago, Budd Nease has located and verified another living USS Arizona Survivor.

Earl William Riner, GM3c on 7 December 1941, is alive and well, living in Texas. We hope to have more information about Mr. Riner soon.

Happily, this brings our total of known living survivors back to 24.

If you have any information about a living survivor not found on our list of Known Living Survivors, please CONTACT US to share this information. We currently have about a dozen or so USS Arizona survivors not accounted for. We don't want any of these heros to be forgotten. Thank you.

Trina McCurdy, granddaughter of Survivor , Russell J. McCurdy, USMC, died suddenly over the past weekend. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alan McCurdy, and the niece of Sandra (McCurdy) Fuller.

A few years ago (1999) Trina wrote a beautiful poem. Remember Pearl Harbor as a tribute to her grandfather Russ, who was still alive. You can read the poem on our Poetry Page.

Budd Nease




The Herald Press
Trina Rachel McCurdy 1972 - 2008 Trina Rachel McCurdy, 36, Huntington, passed away at 9 p.m. on Friday, April 11, 2008 at her residence.

She was born on January 20, 1972 in Huntington to Alan and Beverly (Schoeff) McCurdy, who both survive.

Trina was a 1990 graduate of Huntington North High School and a 1997 graduate of Huntington University, where she earned a degree in business.

She worked at General Motors for five years as a quality engineer, as well as in the same capacity at Therma-Tru Doors, Butler.

Trina was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Huntington, and enjoyed writing, arts and crafts.

She is survived by her mother, Beverly Skepnek, Norridge, Illinois; her father, Alan McCurdy and wife Kim, Huntington; one son, Joel McCurdy, Huntington; two brothers, Justin McCurdy and wife Kelli, Huntington, and Alex McCurdy, Huntington; one sister, Melissa Skeel and husband Gary, Fort Wayne; her grandfather, Carl Schoeff, Huntington; and step-brother, Tighe Warner, Huntington.

She was preceded in death by two grandmothers, June Schoeff and Pearl McCurdy; and one grandfather, Russell McCurdy.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Deal-Rice Funeral Home-Huntington Chapel, with Bishop Larry Deutsch officiating.

Graveside services will follow at Lancaster Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home.

Preferred memorials may be sent to the family c/o Deal-Rice Funeral Home, 338 E. Washington Street, Huntington, IN 46750.

Online condolences may be sent to www.dealricefuneralhomes.com.

Received word today that USS Arizona Survivor Ralph W. Landreth (Division 4) passed away on March 26, 2008. The service and burial were held on Friday April 3, 2008 at the Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida.

There are 23 known living USS Arizona Survivors still alive.

From Virginia Landreth: Ralph Landreth passed away March 26, 2008 in Rockledge, Florida. His final interment was at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida on April 3. He is survived by his wife, Virginia, daughters Karen and Susan, and Grandson Robert Horne.

He was a GM2c in turret 4 on the U.S.S. Arizona on December 7, 1941. He had just bought the Sunday paper and was headed down to his living quarters in the turret when he saw the low flying planes with the red circle and thought to himself how realistic they had gotten with the drills! When the general quarters alarm went off; he quickly headed to his battle station in the gun pits. He was knocked off his feet from the first big explosion and lost all communications; it was not possible to use the guns. After most of the noise had stopped and he had watched the men come up from the lower handling room go up to the quarterdeck above, he decided to go up too. The admiral’s barge was there, he stepped into it along with about 5 other men for the ride to Ford Island. He remembers getting into the water to assist a swimmer who was trying to climb up the slippery rocks at the boat landing on Ford Island. He thinks he was one of the last crew members to get off the Arizona alive. After checking into the Quonset hut on Ford Island, he volunteered to help in pulling bodies from the oil slicked water (there was no one swimming by this time) He did this for the rest of the day.

Ralph Landreth was born in Carthage, Missouri on January 17, 1921. He moved with his family to Los Angles when he was a young child. He joined the Navy in San Diego in September 1939. His first assignment was to the USS Arizona. Following the Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor, he was assigned to its sister ship the USS Pennsylvania for a few months. He then served on the 22 person subchaser, the USS SC 670, in the Aleutian Islands for two years. He also served on the aircraft carrier the USS Tarawa in the Far East and was with the 11th Naval District Bomb Disposal when he was honorably discharged from the Navy in 1947.

Ralph lived the rest of his life in Florida. He was a tile setter in Vero Beach, went to college to become a Medical Lab Technologist in Orlando, and worked as a Lab Supervisor in West Palm Beach where he raised his family of two daughters, Karen and Susan. He and wife, Ginny, retired to Rockledge, on Florida’s “Space Coast” in 1992

Ralph and 8 family members attended the big 60th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor in Dec. 2001 with the USS Arizona Reunion Association. During that visit, he recorded his story with the Oral History Program of the National Park Service and the USS Arizona Memorial. He also was interviewed and made a DVD for the Veteran’s History Project (Library of Congress) in September 2007.

The Service for Jim Vlach was held Tuesday, March 18 at Riverside National Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. Jim had full military honors: a bugler, honor guard, and 21 gun salute. Officiating was US Navy Chaplain Chris Crawford, who presented the flag to Karen Gardner, Jim's niece.

A small group of about 25 attended. Karen Gardner and her husband Fred, Gery H. Porter of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, president of chapter 27, Hemet of which Jim was a member. Wylie and Dora Smith, Bob and Jo Plass, Joe, Louise and Peggy Vivirito and Budd and Carol Nease from the USS Arizona Reunion Association. A bus from Air Force Village West bought in some of Jim's friends.


After the funeral service there was a memorial service at Air Force Village West.

I learned a lot of history about the USS Arizona and her crew from Jim.
The rest is gone forever.

Budd Nease

Vincent James (Jim) Vlach, Jr. passed away this morning in Riverside, CA.

A graveside service will be held for Jim on Tuesday, March 18th at 1:30 p.m. at Riverside National Cemetery, staging area #6. Karen Gardner, Jim's niece said in lieu flowers a donation to the USS Arizona Reunion Association would be appreciated. Donations should be sent to our Treasurer, Robert Plass, 4945 Pinnacle St., Riverside, CA 92509, with a notation "In Memory of Jim Vlach". I know our members are spread across the country, but please take a moment on Tuesday to remember Jim.

Budd Nease

Riverside Press-Enterprise VINCENT J. VLACH, JR. Passed away 3/12/2008 at the age of 90. Graveside services will be held on 3/18/2008 at 1:30 p.m. at Riverside National Cemetery in Staging Area #6.

Mr. Vlach was born in St. Michael, Nebraska. He married Jeanne Norton in 1940. She was in Honolulu at the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 12/7/1941. That resulted in Vincent being ashore at the time his ship, USS ARIZONA, was destroyed by Japanese aircraft. His ship suffered 1,177 KIA, the heaviest loss of life on any one ship in the history of the U.S. Navy. All on board at his battle station were killed.

After retirement from the Navy in 1960, he was employed until 1982 by Rockwell International. He was a member of the Sons of American Revolution, Pearl Harbor Survivors, USS ARIZONA Reunion, USS GAMBIER BAY & VC-10 Reunion, National Chief Petty Officers and Navy League.

He was pre deceased by his parents and wife Jeanne. Funeral Arrangements by: HILGENFELD MORTUARY (714) 535-4105

Hazel Green called Budd Nease to inform him that her husband, survivor Clay Douglas Green, Jr., passed away Christmas Eve, 24 December 2007. He lived in Buford, Georgia and had spent 7 years hospitalized in Atlanta, Georgia.

Clay Douglas Green, Jr. reported aboard the USS Arizona on 4 December 1940 from the Naval Training Center at Norfolk, Virginia. He held the rank of S1c on 7 December 1941.

More information to follow.

Charles William Guerin passed away 22 December 2007.

Mr. Guerin served on the USS Arizona and was a survivor of the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. He was assigned to Division IV.

More information to follow.

Budd Nease has returned from the reunion and reports that even though there were less than 40 in attendance, the reunion was a success and enjoyed by all who were there. Budd also reports that his "Memory Albums" were a hit and many spent quite awhile going through them.

You can also enjoy much of what is in Budd's albums throughout this website such as historic photos, historic newspaper articles, and crew history & stories.

Four survivors attended the reunion: Milton Hurst, Glenn Lane, Joseph Langdell, and Clinton Westbrook. Former shipmate Tom Traylor was also in attendance.

Budd's photos from the 2007 Reunion are now online. To view them Click Here. Enjoy!

If you have any photos you would like to share of reunions past or present, please Contact Us.

Ted Langdell announced today the launch of a new website for USS Arizona Reunion Association Members.

Members will be able to sign up for email updates about Association happenings and other important announcements.

Check it out at www.ussarizonareunion.org.

On November 18, 2007 we received an email that simply read, "Just wanted you to know that Herman Leroy Schafer Jr is alive and well". Mr. Schafer will bring our living survivors count to 26. Twenty-five USN and only one USMC. Click here for Story and Photos.

If you have information on a USS Arizona survivor not listed on our Known Living Survivors page, please CONTACT US

The USS Arizona Reunion will hold its annual reunion in Tucson December 5 thru 10. There are 4 survivors scheduled to attend. For more information contact reunion coordinator Ruth Campbell, or CONTACT US.

James Anthony O'Donnell passed away November 18, 2007 in Ohio. Jim served aboard the USS Arizona prior to the Pearl Harbor attack. He served the Reunion Association as President, Master at Arms, Board of Directors and other positions.

James Anthony "Jim" O'Donnell was born on May 24, 1915, in Los Angeles, California to Anthony and Mamie Bloemer O'Donnell. Jim was the oldest of four brothers and one sister. His father was from Ireland and was an accomplished marble setter. Mamie was a restaurant manager and a homemaker. His youngest brother, Anthony "Tony" O'Donnell, is a resident at Summerville, Lakeview Inn. Jim's family moved to Covington, Kentucky, where he went to Business College and worked as a telegraph machine operator for Western Union and Postal Telegraph.

In 1935, Jim joined the U.S. Navy and served for 10 years. He was on aircraft carriers during World War II. He served on the USS Bogue, for which he received a Presidential Unit Citation and a Ribbon Bar with a Bronze Star. He also served aboard the USS Hancock where he received a Navy Unit Commendation ribbon. Jim was also aboard the infamous USS Arizona. His name can be found in several of the historical chronicles published about the men of the USS Arizona. Jim was honorably discharged from the Navy in 1945, having obtained the rank of Chief Fire Controlman.

After his military service, Jim went to work for General Electric as a District Manager. During his distinguished career, he lived in several northeastern states. While in Ohio, Jim owned several boats and ultimately became the Commodore of the Huron Yacht Club at Lake Erie. He entertained many clients aboard his boats. He enjoyed fishing and won several tournaments at Lake Erie and Canada. Jim managed to string 50 consecutive years of fishing trips into the Great White North! On one trip, he caught a Canadian Muskie that weighed 32 pounds and was 51 inches long. On another trip, Jim won an O'Keefe trophy in a local bass tournament for the largest smallmouth bass.

Jim retired from General Electric after 32 years of service. He moved to Naples, Florida, and continued fishing and staying active by participating in many organizations including the Shamrock Club, International Blue Gavel, Coast Guard, U.S. Power Squadron, American Legion, Elks, Moose, a member of the Board of Directors of the USS Arizona Reunion Association, the Irish American Club, Knights of Columbus and the Kentucky Colonels.

Jim was extremely proud of his Irish heritage and was always quick to show his true "green" spirit. On March 17, 1967, the Cleveland, Ohio, St. Patrick's Day Parade was cancelled due to cold weather. Jim would not be dissuaded. He marshaled together a group of fellow, hearty Irish, got an American flag and an accordian player, and started their own processional down Superior Avenue. His efforts made the front page of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Jim had been a resident of the Summerville Inn at Lakeview since 1999.

We are pleased to announce the grand opening of our new website bookstore. We have partnered with Amazon.com to bring you a wonderful and extensive selection of USS Arizona & Pearl Harbor books, videos and memorabilia.

All books and videos have been hand-picked by us to include only those of historical significance and accuracy. Many of the videos we have selected include first hand survivor accounts by many of our association members.

We hope you will take a moment to browse the bookstore. This is a non-profit family-owned and operated website and we face ever-increasing costs associated with running a website of this magnitude.

Purchases you make from the bookstore will help support this website. For every purchase you make we receive a small percentage and through your purchase, you will be helping this website continue to bring you the best and most accurate information on the USS Arizona.

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Thank you for your continued support.

John Harry McCarron, 88, of San Diego died Friday, June 22, 2007. He was born in Tewksbury, Mass., and was retired from the Navy. He was a veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

Survivors include his daughter, Eileen Sampson; son, David McCarron; sisters, Olive Condon, Ruth Clark and Phyllis Henderson; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

John H. McCarron joined the Naval Reserve Unit in Lynn, Mass. in 1936. He enlisted full time in September 1937. He received recruit training Company 9 RTC Newport, Rhode Island. John was assigned to the USS ARIZONA after transit Panama Canal in USS Henderson.

7 December 1941 was a gunners mate second class as gun captain 5"/25 AA MS#7. John said his guardian angel insured his survival that day. Wounds received were minor in nature.

John married his high school sweetheart while on leave in October 1941.

He received an Honorable Discharge after 32 years Navy and 1 1/2 years Navy Reserve and loved every instant of it!

View John McCarron's Story

Sadly, there are now only 25 known living survivors.