One of the last survivors who served on the USS Arizona on December 7, 1941 was interred with his fallen shipmates aboard the sunken USS Arizona.
Raymond Haerry was a 19-year-old serving on the USS Arizona the day imperial Japan struck Pearl Harbor. The Arizona would infamously go down during the fight, along with 1,177 of Haerry’s shipmates.
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Haerry, by choice, never returned to Pearl Harbor despite remaining in the Navy for 25 years and retiring at the rank of Master Chief.
“That brotherhood doesn’t go away and as he got closer to the end of life, it resonated with him,” Marino [Haerry’s granddaughter] said. “He didn’t want to see the site or relive that disaster, but he wanted to relive that camaraderie.”
Haerry is the 42nd survivor to be interred with his mates, something only those serving on the Arizona that day are allowed to do. There are five remaining survivors of the ship’s crew.
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Survivor of Pearl Harbor Interred With His Fallen Shipmates on USS Arizona https://t.co/zk2aiIv6Fc pic.twitter.com/YFPkXPubBr
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Veteran who survived Pearl Harbor and died last year at 94 has rejoined his shipmates aboard the sunken USS Arizona. https://t.co/uZkbI8wGr4 pic.twitter.com/BnABNxYWKQ
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