U.S. HEROES REMEMBERED AT PEARL HARBOR SERVICES.Byline: Bruce Dunford Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Because he disobeyed orders during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor, land-locked harbor, on the southern coast of Oahu island, Hawaii, W of Honolulu; one of the largest and best natural harbors in the E Pacific Ocean. In the vicinity are many U.S. military installations, including the chief U.S. , Doris ``Dorie'' Miller became the first African-American sailor to be awarded the Navy Cross. Ordered to leave his wounded commander and flee the blazing USS West Virginia Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS West Virginia in honor of the 35th state.
Then, in violation of orders then prohibiting African-Americans from firing weapons, Miller used an anti-aircraft battery to fire at the planes. It was one of several stories recited Saturday by Adm. Archie Clemins, the Pacific Fleet commander, during an hourlong service at the USS Arizona Memorial USS Arizona Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table). on the 55th anniversary of the Japanese attack that ushered the United States into World War II. ``Through his name, we are reminded that heroism and valor valor a rodenticide no longer marketed because of toxicity in horses causing dehydration, abdominal pain, hindlimb weakness, inappetence, fishy smell in urine. Called also N-3-pyridyl methyl N1-p-nitrophenyl urea. transcend racial and ethnic bounds and that, as Americans, our strength lies in our ability to help one another in time of need,'' Clemins said. Miller was awarded the Navy's highest honor personally by Adm. Chester W. Nimitz Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz GCB (February 24, 1885 – February 20, 1966) was the Commander in Chief of Pacific Forces for the United States and Allied forces during World War II. after the attack. Clemins spoke to several hundred, including survivors of the attack, at the service on the stark white memorial above the sunken Arizona. Flowers were dropped into the harbor's choppy water. Gusty gust·y adj. gust·i·er, gust·i·est 1. Blowing in or marked by gusts: a gusty storm. 2. Characterized by sudden outbursts. winds forced the cancellation of a traditional flyover by Hawaii Air National Guard planes. In Boston, John Handley Jr., 83, was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal on Saturday for leading 10 to 12 men aboard the USS Wasp to safety after it was bombed off the coast of Japan in 1945. Eighty-seven men were killed and 200 wounded. ``What it boils down to is the fact that I'm a lucky guy,'' Handley said. ``I'm still around . . . and I hope that some of the guys who were trapped and got out are still around, too.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Navy veterans Bill Miller, left, and Harold Johnson salute the flag at the memorial ceremonies in Fresno. Associated Press |
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