From the February 1, 2017, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois) "Looking Back."
1942, 75 Years Ago.
"Charles Aves received word that his son Willard was killed at Pearl Harbor on December 7th. The war department had previously reported Willard as missing and his friends and relatives had felt that he was gone because he had been on duty on the USS Arizona as a fireman.
"His father and sisters have the sincerest sympathy of this community as everyone feels he too has had a loss."
The War Hits Home. --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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