1. BLOWN OVERBOARD-- From the Nov. 30, 2012, Cleveland Plain Dealer. Lawrence Sofia was setting up chairs on the deck of the USS West Virginia that day when the attack took place. He was wounded and blown overboard.
2. USS WEST VIRGINIA SAILORS HONORED-- From the Dec. 3, 2012, WBOY 12 News. Sailors who served aboard the battleship USS West Virginia, both at Pearl Harbor and afterwards, were honored at the West Virginia state capitol Monday (Dec. 3rd). They received certificates and later had a brunch at the state's Department of Veterans Affairs.
GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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