"Crane Operator Who Fought Japanese Aircraft" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill  | 01 Dec 2023 12:09 p.m. PST |
In December 1941, the battleship USS Pennsylvania was in drydock at Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Hawaii. It was the lead ship in its class, built before World War I, and was receiving some much-needed maintenance and refits. Suddenly, the dockyard crane began to move erratically. The crane operator, perched some 50 feet above the yard, was trying to catch the attention of the sailors below… Military: link |
79thPA  | 01 Dec 2023 1:35 p.m. PST |
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 ColCampbell | 01 Dec 2023 3:35 p.m. PST |
Neither had I but it is an interesting article, especially since he's crediting with a shared downing of a Japanese Zero. Jim |
| William Warner | 01 Dec 2023 5:02 p.m. PST |
Wow! He retired in 1966, just two years before I was stationed there! |
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