All things dealing with the Civil War Navies and actions along the coasts and rivers and against forts. Emphasis will be placed on Fort Fisher and all operations around Wilmington, NC. And, of course, the Blockade and Running the Blockade.
Sunday, December 8, 2019
Marine Corps Honors Oldest Pearl Harbor Survivor John Campbell, 99, in Solana Beach, California
From December 6, CBS 8 News.
A Pearl Harbor Day luncheon commemoration was held at the La Vida retirement home.
He knows he is one of the few surviving members of that day still alive and that number gets smaller every year. The exact number of survivors is not known, but the San Diego Union Tribune newspaper estimates the number at seven. I imagine that number is how many in the San Diego area.
"It was a Sunday morning," Mr. Campbell said. "It's a mystery, all day and all night. What is this? What happened? What is going on? But we knew they were real bullets. One guy on each side of me got wounded."
He has written a memoir "The Campbells Are Coming."
--GreGen
Labels:
anniversary,
books,
Marines,
Pearl Harbor,
USMC
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