Monday, December 31, 2012

Pearl Harbor Survivor: Lualualei Naval Ammunition Depot

Theodore B. "Ted" Roosvall, Jr. was a U.S. Marine Corps Corporal serving Quartermaster duty at the Lualualei Naval Ammunition Depot on Oahu at the time of the Pearl Harbor Attack on December 7, 1941.  He joined the Marine Corps in January 1939 and served for 22 years.  He was a member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, Chapter 31, and served as their chaplain for many years.  He was instrumental in lobbying for the construction of Miramar National Cemetery in San Diego and his was one of the first interments there.

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Pearl Harbor Survivor: USCGC Kukui

Warren Harding Kimzey, a Coast Guardsman, was stationed aboard the USCGC Kukui at the time of the Pearl Harbor Attack on December 7, 1941.  The Kukui (WAGL-225), unarmed, was a 190-foot buoy tender.  Warren Kimzey was a member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, Chapter 31.  He was the last surviving member of the Kukui's crew that was on board during the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Friday, December 14, 2012

Pearl Harbor Survivor: USS Maryland

James F. Hughes was a Hospital Apprentice First Class (HA1c) assigned to the USS Maryland at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.  The USS Maryland (BB-46) was a Colorado-class Battleship.  The USS Maryland was on Battleship Row at the time of the attack but sustained only light damage by torpedoes.


Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Pearl Harbor Survivor: USS Raleigh

Robert E. Hatcher, Sr.
Born:  November 15, 1913, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
Died:  November 19, 2007
CWO US NAVY WWII

Robert E. Hatcher was a Yeoman First Class assigned to the USS Raleigh at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack.  The USS Raleigh (CL-7) was an Omaha-class light cruiser.  Moored on the east side of the north channel at Pearl Harbor, the USS Raleigh was hit by a torpedo during the first wave of the attack.  Although listing heavily, the crew was able to save the ship.