Today, I will be posting about the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in all but one of my blogs.
From the December 6, 2021, CBS News "101-year-old Pearl Harbor veteran recalls dramatic escape from attack on the USS Oklahoma."
When the bombs began falling, U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class, David Russell first sought refuge below deck of his ship, the USS Oklahoma . but a split-second change of mind likely saved his life.
"They started to close the hatch. And I decided to get out of there," said Russell, now 101.
Within 12 minutes, his battleship capsized and 429 sailors and Marines perished. The greatest death toll other than the USS Arizona which lost 1,177 men that day.
Russell plans to return to Pearl Harbor today, the 80th anniversary of the attack.
About 30 survivors of the attack and another 100 World War II veterans are expected to observe a moment of silence at 7:55 am, the moment the attack began.
Last year, everyone stayed home because of the coronavirus.
Continued in my Running the Blockade: Civil War Navy blog.
--Old Secesh
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