Offspring OFFSPRING OFFSPRING Issue 3, 2014 The National Newsletter of the SONS and DAUGHTERS of PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS, INC.

“Pearl Harbor ~ December 7, 1941 ~ Lest We Forget” Summer Edition SPEAKERSMemorial FOR 2014 NA DayTIONAL ~ CONVENTION2014 KEYNOTE SPEAKER, THOMAS KIMMEL Grandson of Admiral Kimmel A noted Pearl Harbor scholar, former FBI agent, and eldest grandson of Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, Commander of the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor during the attack on December 7,1941, Tom Kimmel comes from a family of distinguished scholars and government servants dedicated to protecting America. Notwithstanding the preceding, his grandfather was accused from the well of the House of Representatives of failing to prevent World War II, and the Cold War. His fourth great grandfather was accused of starting the Revolutionary War, and the Whiskey Rebellion. Tom welcomes the opportunity to respond to the allegations. A graduate of the US Naval Academy, Tom served on three warships during the Vietnam War and attended John Marshall Law School prior to joining the FBI in 1973, where he continued to serve his Country as an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for more than 25 years. Tom investigated organized crime in Cleveland, served on the House Appropriations Committee Surveys and Investigations Staff at CIA Headquarters, headed the FBI in East Texas, headed the Labor Racketeering Unit at FBI Headquarters, headed the National Drug Intelligence Center in Johnstown, PA, and served on the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency. Tom was also the Assistant Agent in Charge of the Philadelphia FBI Division heading the Foreign Counterintelligence and Terrorism Programs during the 1st attack on the World Trade Center in 1993. Upon retiring from the FBI, Tom served as a consultant to the Bureau addressing major spy scandals in the FBI and CIA. Tom has appeared at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, twice on 60 Minutes, on War Stories Investigates with Oliver North, the Discovery Channel, the National Geographic Channel, and spoken throughout the United States, Canada, Columbia, and Japan to hundreds of groups of all ages frequently as a repeat speaker

A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE FROM AND THEN... THERE IS THE REAL DEAL THE SON OF A CIVILIAN SURVIVOR: PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR:

Ed Martinez Myron Jay Carraway

Ed Martinez will be our Guest Speaker for the SDPHS Jay Carraway is from Pensacola, Florida, Convention Luncheon. He is from Kapolei, Hawaii and has and the father of Rick Carraway, our currently joined the Lake Erie Chapter 2 in Ohio as a Friend of National Trustee and Vice-Presidential the Chapter. His story is amazing and he will travel from Hawaii candidate. Jay is founder and President to share it with us. Ed is the direct descendant of family members Emeritus of PHSA Chapter 138 in who lived through the bombing at Pensacola, Florida and will speak a few Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and minutes at our banquet on Sunday, will tell you the civilian side of the December 7th. He was stationed aboard bombing. Many of his family members the USS Hulbert during the attack on worked at the Navy Yard. Very Pearl Harbor. We are honored to have him join us and give his interesting and eye-opening stories personal testimony of that Infamous Day on December 7th, 1941. from his family were told to him over the years and will now be told to us. Plan on attending. This convention promises to be We welcome him as a true supporter of the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Memorable! Harbor survivors. Offspring C ALENDAR OF E VENTS Issue 3, 2014 SDPHS September 1 Labor Day NATIONAL September 11 Patriot Day November 11 Veteran’s Day OFFICERS December 4-8 SDPHS National Convention, www.sdphs.org Charleston, SC, Holiday Inn

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS National President, Louella Large 5533 Clover Street 2014 SDPHS NATIONAL CONVENTION Louisville, OH 44641 (330) 309-2813 cell (234) 252-9064 Home [email protected]

National Vice President, Joseph Kralik 99 Springmeadow Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15326 (412) 561-0860 [email protected]

National Secretary, Carol Gladys 36675 Giles Road Grafton, Ohio 44044-9124 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (850) 867-0645 cell [email protected] December 4 - 8, 2014 National Treasurer, Carolyn Sparks 549 Chadford Road Irmo, South Carolina 29063-2268 12/04 1 - 5 PM Registration & Small Stores (803) 781-5452 - 803-238-9115 (cell) [email protected] 6:00 PM Dinner cruise - Leaving from Patriot’s Point National Trustees Eileen Farley: [email protected] California 12/05 9 - 11 AM Registration & Small Stores 1:00 PM Bus Tour: Historic Charleston, Battery Rick Carraway: [email protected] Maryland Park, Lone Sailor Memorial, H.L. Hunley submarine (4 hour tour) Parliamentarian, DeWitt Davenport 5013 Oakmont Circle 7:00 PM SDPHS Board Meeting Harlingen, TX 78552 (956) 793-0123 [email protected] 12/06 9 - 11 AM Registration & Small Stores

Registrar, Joanne Adams 9:30 AM Child Survivor Meeting 4065 Paducah Drive 11 - 2 PM Membership Luncheon San Diego, CA 92117-5321 (858) 273-1036 3 -5 PM General Membership Business Meeting [email protected]

Child Survivor Coordinator, Mary Ellen Smith 12/07 TBA Bus to Pearl Harbor memorial ceremonies 5903 Arbor Road aboard the USS Yorktown Lakewood, CA 90713 (562) 421-3834 6 - 11 PM Banquet [email protected]

Website Coordinator, Barbara Ford 12/08 9 AM NEW Board Meeting 1353 Kim Place Minden, NV 89423 www.sdphs.org (970) 759-3259 Note: [email protected] All locations for events will be shown in your packet Editor, Carmen Harding that you will receive upon registration) 26 High Street Brookeville, Maryland 20833 (301) 774-5577 or (240) 997-4327 [email protected] The Offspring is the official newsletter of the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors, Storekeeper - Jack Saxton Inc. It is published for the benefit of dues paying members. Please send any editorial content to: (see Small Store Order Form for contact information inside each issue of Offspring) [email protected]. Next Deadline October 13.

2 Offspring Issue 3, 2014 FROM YOUR NATIONAL PRESIDENT . . . . Louella Large ur organization preserves the memory of the Pearl Harbor survivors and the Japanese attack on Pearl O Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941. Since that tragedy and during our lifetime, our nation has been confronted with many other tragedies at home and abroad, both natural and man-made. Let us keep those who face such tragedies today in our thoughts and prayers. Remembrance is the highest tradition bestowed upon our nation and on the SDPHS. Please contact those Pearl Harbor survivors in your area who we are fortunate to still have with us. Visit our memorials we have purchased in their memory. Tell their stories as they have told you to others. Send their pictures & stories to me for display at our conventions. Send any memorabilia that you wish to donate to the SDPHS in their name to me also. Hopefully one day, we will have enough memorabilia, to have a PHS Museum and Library stateside for children to visit and learn all the facts of that Infamous Day. Our trademarks are once more secure. Our V.P. Joe Kralik handled this duty under my instructions. Please note his article in this Offspring. Our trademark and logo and all the work that the attorneys did for the SDPHS pro bono will be on display at our convention this year. I thank Carol Gladys for locating this attorney and Joe for carrying out the duties to renew such vital data. I am very excited about this convention. Instead of regular entertainment at our banquet, we will go down Memory Lane with music, dance and dress. I invite everyone attending to enjoy the music of the 40's & 50's. Dress Hawaiian style in your muumuus or dress accordingly to the period. We will have a DJ and everyone can dance to the music of the era. You will hear Hawaiian music to cuddle to or to hula to and on into the sock hop period which is for the next generation that followed the war years and depression. There will be a contest for Most Original Dress, 1 for Hawaiian, 1 for military & 1 for the dress worn back home. We will also have dance contests with prizes. Our main speaker at the banquet, will be Thomas Kimmel. Our Luncheon speaker will be coming from Hawaii. He is Friend of the Lake Erie Chapter 2 in Ohio. His relatives who worked at the bases & experienced another facet of the bombing told the stories of Pearl Harbor throughout his life. The dinner cruise will be most relaxing and fun. Make memories and send your registration to Carol Gladys now and plan on attending this very memorable convention. It has been a long 5½ years but most memorable. My heart will always be with each and every member of the SDPHS. I will continue speaking & telling the stories sent to me of our survivors until I can no longer speak. My dedication to keeping the memory alive will never fade. Please attend convention - support the Pearl Harbor survivors and the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor survivors. Help make my last convention as your National President the best ever! Thank you for supporting me in the past and having the confidence in me to do all we have done together as a team these past years. Your commitment of membership, your donations, support and willingness to step forward and assist or run for office is the backbone of our organization. I feel honored to have served you and worked with you for the sake of preserving our Survivors memories and their stories.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT TRADEMARK PROTECTION EXTENDED Carol Gladys, National Secretary Joe Kralik, National Vice President

Period ending 6/30/2014 In May of this year, I was contacted by a representative of the law firm of Smith, Gambrell & Russell regarding the renewal of our trademark protection for the logo of the Sons and NEW MEMBERS Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors. Through several conversations with Michael Alan McCarley Simpsonville, SC them we became aware that we had two trademark renewals that were due Jack Rhys McCarley Simpsonville, SC this September and two 10-year renewals that would be due in 2015. At that time, we were instructed that we should budget for $3,600.00 to Jacob Gregory Walenter Lafayette, CA complete these trademark renewals. In researching how similar organizations have accomplished renewing their trademark protection with limited funds, National Secretary, Carol Question: Gladys, discovered that the Chicago law firm of Neal & McDevitt, LLC, What is the connection between had recently assisted the Bugles Across America organization with their Al Capone’s car and President trademark renewals on a pro bono basis. Being a volunteer bugler for this Roosevelt in December of 1941? organization, I was aware of their mission and believed that our mission of remembering those that had perished and survived the attack on Pearl Harbor was very similar. Therefore, I contacted Mr. Richard Biagi at Neal & McDevitt, LLC to inquire if he would be willing to work with us in renewing our trademark protection on a pro bono basis and within minutes received a response that stated that he would be honored to do this. Over the course of the next few days, I received the contracts that allowed Neal & McDevitt, LLC to represent us in this endeavor and on July 15th was notified that the trademark renewals had been completed. I also received an invoice from Neal & McDevitt, LLC that was zeroed out. To show our appreciation we presented the law firm with an SDPHS Appreciation Award which was purchased through Things Remembered and delivered to Mr. Biagi on August 4, 2014. For the answer, see “A Bit of History” on page 9.

3 Offspring Issue 3, 2014 FINANCIAL REPORT If you would like to make a donation to 1/01/2014 - 06/30/2014 support this organization please see page FROM YOUR 11 (Dues Renewal Page). Just check the box NATIONAL that represents the fund of your choice, and TREASURER make your check out for just a few more Carolyn Sparks dollars. Every little bit helps!

BEGINNING BALANCE, 1/1/14 GENERAL FUND ...... $12,931.86 MEMORIAL FUND ...... 220.00 IN MEMORY OF BILL ECKEL SCHOLARSHIP FUND ...... 774.34 CONVENTION FUND ...... 3,415.74 Howard Snell TOTAL ...... $17,341.94 Income Annual Dues $3,830.00 Donations to General Fund 491.00 IN MEMORY of my Dad, Frank Zwolinski, Donations to Memorial Fund 85.00 USS Raleigh. Donations to Scholarship Fund 370.00 With love from your daughter, Donna Madeira Donations Convention Fund 522.00 New Member Fees 490.00 New Chapter Fees 0 Small Stores 620.20 IN LOVING MEMORY of my dad, Joseph C. Cronin, Offspring Ads 291.00 Cmdr. USN, Kaneole NAS Miscellaneous 0 Joedy Adams E-Board Meetings 196.07 Bank Fees 12.00 TOTAL INCOME...... 6,907.27 Expenses IN LOVING MEMORY of my dad, Alfred James Florida Dept. of State 70.00 Pomeroy, Schofield Barracks, 27th Infantry Regiment. Indiana Sec of State 30.00 Alfred J. Pomeroy, Jr. Ohio Sec. of State 125.00 E-Board Meetings 4,557.15 National President 153.46 National Secretary 478.31 Charles B. Shindel, 481st Aviation Ordinance, Hickam National Treasurer 107.16 Field, PHSA Illinois Chapter 2. 11th & 5th Bomb Group, National Registrar 51.60 Army/AF. Lynn C. Shindel Memorial wreaths 116.00 Offspring: Printing/postage 554.28 Small Stores Inventory 375.15 Chapter Membership Awards 400.00 IN LOVING MEMORY of Harry M. Cross, Schofield Stamp, Postage, Office Supplies 28.81 Barracks. Always in our hearts. Bank Fees 44.00 Skip and Lou Large Website Support 104.90 Miscellaneous 310.76 Memorial Fund 10.00 Scholarship Fund 0.00 “PHS Steve Rula, was just a teenager, read his autobiog- Convention Fund 676.91 raphy soft cover or e-book. See preview & interview at TOTAL EXPENSE...... $8,193.49 www.pearlharborsurvivorstories.com Steve Rula, Jr. ENDING BALANCE, 06/30/14...... $16,055.72 Outstanding checks E-board travel 352.80 Chapter membership award 50.00 IN LOVING MEMORY of my dad, Wallace W. Henthorne, E-board travel 369.60 USS Tangier, AV-8. Lois Heineken Small Stores (Flags) 870.00 Book Ending Balance 06/30/2014...... $14,413.32 4 Offspring Issue 3, 2014 We thank our donors for their kindness and generosity!

Dues are the only means of receiving funds for our Operating Expenses. Without your donation we would not be able to accomplish all that we do. We want you to know that your donations are greatly appreciated!! Donations were made for the period of 03/01/2014 - 06/30/2014 by: C. Michael Hoffman Stephen Sawzin Ruth Kessinger Jeff Kama Smith Barbara A. Rodgers Mary Lynn Reid Kerry A. Sawick SDPHS Kentucky Bluegrass Thoroughbred Ch. 1 Neal T. Sawick (In Memory of Lee P. Ebner, Kentucky Chapter, PHS) Thank You!

IN LOVING MEMORY of my dad, Lt. Joy W. Beezley; IN MEMORY of My Dad, CPL Michael J. Pavlic, USN Retired, USS Medusa (AR1) Schofield Barracks, Battery D, 97th CA (AA) Carol and Dave Gladys Donld and Janet Pavlic

IN MEMORY of Lt. Col. William E. Keyser, USAF Retired IN LOVING MEMORY of our Father, Leonide (Lee) Sharon E. Ely Soucy, USS Utah, Pharmacist Mate 2/C Mary McCormick and Margaret Soucy

st IN MEMORY of my Father, Harold A. Kern, MM1 Class IN LOVING MEMORY of my dad, Wilbert (Tex) USN, USS Nevada. In appreciation for your service and Dettmann, who passed away on 9/25/11 at the age of 92. fortitude. Karen Finkbonner We miss you! Daughter Cheryl Hurle and Family

IN LOVING MEMORY of our Father, Leonide (Lee) IN LOVING MEMORY of my father, David H. Shoup Soucy, USS Utah, Pharmacist Mate 2/C (Schofield Barracks, HI) who passed away 8/13/2012. Mary McCormick and Margaret Soucy Daughter Mary Sue Shoup

IN LOVING MEMORY of my dad, Jack Brown, USMC, IN MEMORY of my Dad, Herbert Arthur Franck, Marine Barracks. Ford Island 12/07/1941. Janis & David Elliston Robin Franck, Daughter

IN MEMORY of William W. Gardiner, Pearl Harbor IN MEMORY of Robert Lewis “T-Bone” CSK USS Curtiss Naval Base. Richard W. Gardiner, Son Grace B. Pell

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SDPHS National Convention December 4 - 8, 2014 ~ Charleston, South Carolina

Holiday Inn Charleston - Mt. Pleasant Hotel For hotel reservation you MUST call: 250 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 1-843-884-6000 Use Code PHS

Reservation Deadline is Sunday, October 19, 2014

For those driving Complimentary Parking is available

Room Rates: $109/night + tax (includes airport transportation, arrival & departure as well as transportation to the USS Yorktown on Dec. 7th for the Memorial Service aboard ship. We have accommodations that include King Beds, 2 Double Beds, Queen, Twin, Whirlpool Studio Suites, Handicap Accessible rooms & more. Important if you are flying: After October 15 and After you make your flight reservation and know your arrival time, contact Cheryl Tobias to set up your free transportation from the airport to the Holiday Inn - Mt. Pleasant Hotel. Her contact information is: Cheryl Tobias, Senior Sales manager. Phone: 843-416-3106, email: [email protected]

Discover historic Charleston and the town of Mt. Pleasant. Guests find our property at the foot of the impressive Arthur Ravenel Bridge and we are the only hotel central to both Sullivan Beach and Isle of Palms. Enjoy stress free travel with direct access to numerous local destinations including Boeing, Charleston AFB, Medical University of SC, and more. You will be near to Patriots Point, the USS Yorktown, Fort Sumter and historic Downtown Charleston.

Fort Sumter USS Yorktown Offspring Issue 3, 2014 SDPHA NATIONAL CONVENTION December 4 - 8, 2014, Charleston~Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina Registration Deadline: October 20, 2014 Mail registration form and check to: Carol L. Gladys, SDPHS National Secretary, 36675 Giles Road, Grafton, OH 44044-9124

(Please Print) Name:______SDPHS #______PHSA #______Mailing Address:______Home Phone:______Cell Phone:______E-Mail Address:______Position in SDPHS______Your Survivor’s name:______Dec. 7, 1941 Duty Station:______

Name of guests attending: (Please note any person with special needs. PRINT. Use back of form if necessary 1.______2.______3.______4.______

Convention arrival date:______Please check if you are flying___or driving___to convention

PLEASE NOTE: Everyone including children seven (7) must be registered and wear their name badges to attend all convention events including the SDPHS General Business Meeting. The registration fee for Pearl Harbor Survivors is waived.

• Registration Fee: ...... $40 x_____ = $_____ • Breakfast Daily in Hospitality Room: ...... $12 x no. of days =__x (# of people)_____ = $_____ Breakfast consists of Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, Breakfast Potato, Oatmeal, Juice & Coffee Circle which days you will want breakfast: 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

• Dec. 4 Thursday - 6:00PM Dinner Cruise (leaving from Patriot’s Point): ...... $65 x ____ = $_____ This price includes transportation, Cruise, Dinner, Entertainment & Comradeship • Dec. 5 Friday - 1:00 PM (Tentative) ...... $36 x ____= $_____ Bus tour of Historic Charleston, Battery Park, Fort Sumter, Lone Sailor Memorial, H. L. Hunley (A Confederate submarine). This is a 4 hour tour and stops at several places • Dec. 6 Saturday - Luncheon open to all (1) Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad ...... $25 x_____ = $_____ (2) Sliced Roast Beef in brandied gravy ...... $25 x_____ = $_____ (3) Baked Lasagna ...... $25 x_____ = $_____ • Dec. 7 Sunday - Number of people needing transportation to Memorial Service on USS Yorktown _____ • Dec 7 Sunday Banquet Choice of Meal (Starch, vegetable, coffee, tea & dessert included in meal) (1) Grilled Angus Sirloin ...... $50 x ____ = $_____ (2) Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes w/Lobster Remoulade ...... $50 x ____ = $_____ (3) Sauteed Chicken Breast ...... $50 x ____ = $_____ • Convention Program Book Ad: (Attach a separate sheet with information for your ad). Full Page ...... $100 x____ = $_____ Half Page ...... $60 x_____ = $_____ Qtr. Page ...... $40 x_____ = $_____ In Memory of or Business Card (4 lines) ...... $20 x_____ = $_____ Patron Ad (Name only) ...... $12 x _____ =$_____ • Convention T-Shirts: Please designate the number needed next to the size S_____ M_____ L_____ XL_____ ...... $15 x_____ = $_____ XXL_____XXXL_____ ...... $18 x_____ =$_____ TOTAL OF ENCLOSED CHECK...... $ ______

Non-Refundable Registration Fee includes: Administrative obligation, insurance, reception REFUNDS: All fees, except Registration Fees are refundable if cancelled before October 30, 2014. Refunds will be processed promptly. Cancellations requested between October 30 & November 10 (minus Registration Fees) will be processed in early January. NO REFUNDS for cancellations requested after 11/10/2014. For more information contact: Carol Gladys at (850) 867-0645 or E-MAIL: [email protected] Offspring Issue 3, 2014 State & District Reports 2014 SDPHS Scholarship Awarded

FLORIDA The SDPHS Scholarship Committee con- First Coast Chapter 2 by Barry Reylts, Vice President sisting of Rick Carraway, Carolyn Greetings from SDPHS, Sparks, and Elaine French is proud to Florida, First Coast announce the winner of the $1000 scholar- Chapter 2. ship for 2014. Mr. Jack McCarley of Memorial Day 2014 Simpsonville, SC was selected over the turned out to be a great, other applicants due to his outstanding solemn ceremony. The scholastic achievement, work history, and weather was overcast so continued vision to succeed in the future. it wasn't terribly hot as it Jack will be attending the Cleveland Insti- had been for some years. tute of Art in Cleveland, OH. He is pursuing a career in automotive Chapter 2 was invited to participate in the Massing of Colors for the design. Jack's great-grandfather was aboard the USS Medusa during Memorial Day ceremony at the National Cemetery in St. Augustine. the attack on Pearl Harbor. His great-grandfather would be proud to Almost every veteran's organization in St. Johns County participated in know that he and his fellow Pearl Harbor Survivors and those who the Massing of Colors. The Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts perished have not been forgotten. Please enjoy Jack's thoughts in his placed American Flags at each headstone before the ceremony started. own words: The Flag Bearers from Chapter 2, were, Richard Carroll, and Chuck Kelley. It was a Great Ceremony with respect and honor to those veterans "As time progresses, memories fade away. This is an unfortunate and who gave their lives for our country and for the future freedoms that we often uncontrollable part of life that we all face. Our memories of the value so deeply. A great thanks to Richard and Chuck. Also present past disappear within their own atrophy as new ones take their place. were Barry Reyelts, Vice President of Chapter 2, and Sixth District Though, like historic monuments or priceless relics of the past, some Director and Chapter 2 President, Dee Kelley and PHS, Duane Reyelts, memories must be preserved for future generations to be able to ap- USS Oklahoma BB-37. preciate and understand. The memories of those who perished during It is my thought, after the December 7th, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor must be preserved for attending many patriotic future generations. events, that the SDPHS as a whole, should not The community should be educated about those memories and the conser- only participate in these vation efforts surrounding them. They should not be contained to mere types of events, but paragraphs within history books, but should be told in their entirety as should also reach out to those memories serve as a reminder to us of the sacrifices that our armed communities in other forces make for the freedoms we hold so dear every day. ways, such as volunteering at soup I will do my best to help with the preservation of such memories as it is so kitchens, answering very important to conserve them. Personally I will do everything I can to phones at charity events, visiting veteran's nursing homes, giving keep the memories of those mentioned alive whether it be through work presentations at schools, and other ways to have our organization present with the organization directly, or in the community. I'll do what I can to and recognized in the communities. By seeing us continually, they will assist the SDPHS in their goals of preserving the Pearl Harbor story." come to know what we represent. And in this way our organization will continue to exist, grow, and each day proclaim "Pearl Harbor, December Jack was extremely grateful and thankful in receiving this scholarship. 7th 1941, Lest We Forget". If we do these things, our nation will never He is a delightful young man with great vision and personality. The forget, and the attack on Pearl Harbor will remain in the forefront of SDPHS Scholarship Committee wishes Jack continued success in his everyone's mind. future dream. Chapter 2 is currently in the process of putting together presentations Rick Carraway for use in schools and we are also reaching out to television and radio SDPHS Scholarship Committee Chairman stations for volunteer work. SDPHS National Trustee

CALIFORNIA Some of Our Pearl Harbor Survivors Chapter ? by Joedy Adams, National Registrar who have recently passed away San Diego, CA Flag Day Parade at La Mesa, CA, a little community right next to San Harvey Mack Abbott Hickam Field AFB 6/19/2014 Diego. SDPHS National Registrar, Joedy Adams with Stu Hedley, PHSA Robert Merwin Bentley USS Oklahoma, BB37 6/24/2014 President, Chapter 3, Robert B. Erly USS Cassin, DD372 7/31/2014 USS West Virginia. In Edward Louis Killeen USMC, USS Tennessee 8/03/2014 the background you can Frank Eldon Graves USMC, Ewa Beach 8/08/2014 see Jack Evans, Vice Clyde Sidney Griffin USS Nevada BB38 8/08/2014 President, Chapter 3, USS Tennessee. It was a great day and Our Fathers, Our Heroes... I thought you might may they rest in peace. enjoy seeing it with all our sunshine and smiles!! 8 Offspring Issue 3, 2014 ANNOUNCEMENTS A note from your Editor....

Our next issue will be the ballot issue and will arrive in November. In it will be the list of the candidates and their qualifications 2014 Candidates for National Office along with the ballot which will need to be sent back with your vote. In order to get everything out in time to our members, the Below are the candidates running for National Office cut off date for any articles will be October 13th. for 2015 - 2016. Our next issue will include a brief We always like to hear of intersting stories from the WWll biography for each candidate and specific instructions era, especially, those relating to Pearl Harbor. Please share for voting. Results will be announced at convention this with me anything that you consider to be “newsworthy” and I coming December in Charleston, South Carolina. will try to make space for it especially items similar to that which was submitted by member Tom Davey (see page 12, OFFICE CANDIDATE Child Survivors Recall). Ntl. President: Joe Kralik, National Vice President In going through old letters, photo’s etc. I have found so many Ntl. Vice-President Rick Carraway, National Trustee things that my parents have saved from that time period. When you look through your old memory books, remember Ntl. Secretary Carol Gladys, National Secretary this newsletter and know that we are interested too! That is th Ntl. Treasurer Lois Heineken, 4 District Director what we are all about.

SDPHS HISTORY PROJECT Past Offspring, Records, etc. A BIT OF HISTORY (National, District, State or Chapters, copies of reports, etc.) and early Hours after Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7, 1941, the Secret Service history of SDPHS data send to National Historian: Marjorie C. found themselves in a bind. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was to give his Day Edwards, 248 Taylor Lane, Winterville, GA 30683 of Infamy speech to Congress on Tuesday, and although the trip from the White House to Capitol Hill was short, agents weren't sure how to transport him safely. CHILD SURVIVOR HISTORY PROJECT Send articles and At the time, Federal Law prohibited buying any cars that cost more than $750, so photos to: Joedy Adams, 4065 Paducah Drive, San Diego, CA 92117- they would have to get clearance from Congress to do that, and nobody had time 5321. (858) 273-1036 or e-mail: [email protected] for that. One of the Secret Service members, however, discovered that the US Treasury had seized the bulletproof car that mobster Al Capone owned when he was sent to jail in 1931. They cleaned it, made sure it was running perfectly and GUIDELINES FOR OFFSPRING REPORTS Send all content had it ready for the President the next day. Al Capone's 1928 Cadillac V-8 "Al for articles to: [email protected]. Final content deadline Capone" Town Sedan became the President's Limo December 1941 for the next issue is OCT. 13. Please include your name, position, and what chapter or area you are representing. And if sending a photo, Mechanics are said to have cleaned and checked each feature of the Caddy well into the night of December 7th, to make sure that it would run properly the next day please name all people in the photo, and if they are SDPHS members, for the Commander in Chief. And run properly it did. It had been painted black and friends, or PHS so I can properly identify them in the Offspring. green to look identical to Chicago's police cars at the time. To top it off, the gangster's 1928 I AM A CHILD SURVIVOR If you are a child survivor of the Cadillac Town Sedan had 3,000 pounds of Attack on Pearl Harbor, contact Mary Ellen Smith and be recognized. armor and inch-thick bulletproof windows. It Also, send an account of your memories leading up to, during & after also had a specially installed siren and the attack. If you would like the patch, “I am a Survivor”, please send flashing lights hidden behind the grille, along $6 payable to: Mary Ellen Smith, 5903 Arbor Road, Lakewood, CA with a police scanner radio. 90713 or email her at [email protected] The car was sold at auction in 2012 for $341,000

IN HONOR of My Dad, Leon Kita, Gunners Mate, 2nd Class, USS Honolulu. Ad Send ad information and check to National From: Susan Kita-Kriegbaum our Y e! Treasurer, Carolyn Sparks. Check should her be clearly marked - Offspring Ad.

John J. Latco, Pearl Harbor Survivor of the USS West Virginia supports the SDPHS. Up to 4 lines: 1 issue - $ 8.00 / 4 issues - $25.00

"In Memory of" ads: Include survivor's name & duty station on Dec. 7, 1941 & name/ relationship to survivor of person placing ad.

IN LOVING MEMORY of LCDR Solomon F. Oden, "In Support of" ads: Include SDPHS supporter, your name, title (if USN Assistant Gunnery Officer, USS Pennsylvania (BB 38) an officer), Chapter, City & State. December 7, 1941. Thomas Oden 9 Offspring Issue 3, 2014 SDPHS SMALL STORE ITEMS

HATS (Overseas Style) $31.50 SWEATSHIRT, Red $25.00 NEW POSTAGE RATES Includes cloth emblem and embroidered “Sons and Silk-screened White Emblem, Blended (on ALL orders) Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors” Material (S - 3XL) Men: Hat size or head measurement Women: XS, S, M, L, XL or head measurement PATCH, Small SDPHS $4.00 $ .50 to $ 5.00 $2.00 Embroidered Cloth Emblem (2½” diameter) $ 5.25 to $10.00 $2.55 HAT COVER $3.25 PATCH, Large SDPHS Jacket Back $16.00 Zippered Clear Plastic Pouch Embroidered Cloth Emblem (8” diameter) $10.25 to $20.00 $3.75 DECAL, Round Cling Sticker $4.00 $20.25 to $35.00 $4.50 BASEBALL CAP $16.00 Plastic Emblem (4” diameter) Navy blue with Embroidered Emblem PHSA Bronze Medallion $25.00 $35.25 to $50.00 $5.25 $50.01 to $75.00 $8.75 POLO SHIRT, Red with pocket PINS $75.01 and higher $10.50 Embroidered Lettering, Blended Material SDPHS 67th Anniversary $1.50 (S-XL) $21.50 SDPHS 71st Anniversary $3.50 (2 XL) $22.50 REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR $3.00 ORDERS RECEIVED WITHOUT POSTAGE (3 XL) $23.75 ENAMEL GOLD $3.25 WILL BE RETURNED 7 (SDPHS Emblem in 4 colors, 8”) POLO SHIRT, Red (w/o pocket) BUTTON PIN $2.00 Embroidered Emblem, Blended Material (With SDPHS Emblem (2½”) The Store is a service (S-XL) $25.00 for our members. (2 XL) $26.00 SASH, SDPHS Red $10.00 INSIGNIA ITEMS (3 XL) $27.25 Silk-screened white letters & emblem can only be worn by BUMPER STICKER $1.00 SDPHS members. T-SHIRT, Red LICENSE PLATE FRAME $3.00 Silk-screened White Emblem, Blended Material Red plastic with white lettering: (Youth, Large same as 14-16) $10.00 “Sons and Daughters Pearl Harbor Survivors” Note: When shipping orders that in- (S, M, L) $10.00 SDPHS COOKBOOK $15.00 clude multiple items that include cook (XL- 3XL) $11.00 books, the cook books will be mailed T-SHIRT, WHITE $ 8.00 OFFICIAL SDPHS PARADE FLAG separately to reduce cost since books are Silk-screened Red Emblem (M) Double face w/4 color emblem on white nylon. mailed at “Media Rate” (about half the Gold fringe. (3’ x 5’) $155.00 normal mailing cost) and will usually arrive a few days after the other items.

Send Order and Check to: ITEM SIZE QTY ITEM COST TOTAL SDPHS Small Stores 2493 E. Hulet Drive Chandler, AZ 85225-4023

Make Check or Money Order payable to: SDPHS, Inc.

For information, contact: Jack Saxton, SDPHS Storekeeper (480) 812-4500 e-mail: [email protected]

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SDPHS Annual Dues Renewal Ck# ______(December 7, 2013- December 6, 2014) Date ______Member Renewal $15.00 Amt. $______Associate Renewal $10.00 - Minor Renewal $5.00 For Office Use Only

Member: ______Member ID: ______Associate Member: ______Associate ID: ______Minor Member: ______Minor ID: ______Address: ______City, State, Zip: ______Telephone: ( ) ______- ______Cell Phone: ( ) ______- ______E-mail Address: ______

Please check if you wish to receive a color copy of your Offspring by e-mail instead of a black and white hard copy through the U.S. Postal Service. Make sure you include your e-mail address above.

Make check or money order payable to SDPHS, Inc. Mail to: Carolyn Sparks, Ntl. Treasurer SDPHS, Inc. Note: The payment expiration year is indicated in [brackets] on 549 Chadford Road the mailing label. Irmo, South Carolina 29063

Please accept my donation for: (Check one below)

General Fund Dues sent: $______Memorials Donation: $______Scholarship Fund Offspring Ad: $______Convention Fund Total: $______PHS & Child Survivor Fund

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1 issue - $ 8.00 In Memory/Honor of: ______2 issues - $ 15.00 ______3 issues - $ 20.00 ______4 issues - $ 25.00 ______

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PRSRT STD Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors, Inc. US POSTAGE 36675 Giles Road PAID Grafton, OH 44044-9124 CLEVELAND, OH PERMIT NO. 2101

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Child Survivors Recall December 7, 1941 Contributed by Tom Davey, Child Survivor

Last year, Katrina Luksovsky, a Navy wife who lives on Ford Island decided to find out who lived in her house during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941. Her research led to a reunion of Child Survivors which took place on February 28, 2014 at a restaurant on the boardwalk at Virginia Beach, VA. What was unique about this group is that they all lived in the Officers Quarters at the Southeastern end of Ford Island on Dec. 7, 1941. This neighborhood bordered on Battleship Row. John Davey & wife Barbara with hula dancers Tom Davey, who lived in Quarters Q said, “There were 12 of the 16 living "kids" present, now in their 70s and 80s, who hadn't seen each other in 73 years. We became known as the Children of Battleship Row, the title of the book written by Joan Zuber Earle, who was my neighbor and who also attended this reunion. Sadly, an expected attendee and neighbor, Charlotte Coe Lemann, passed away on this day. Many stories, pictures and remembrances were shared that tested our aging memory banks.” These proceedings were arranged for by the Ford Island Historic Community Association headed up by Katrina Luksovsky, a Navy Captain's wife, who presently lives in the "old" neighborhood. Attending was Katya Shoemaker Spicuzza from the Northern Neck who was the youngest Ford Island child, just 7 months old when the attack took place. There was Patricia Bellinger Kauffmann of Charlottsville, the admiral’s daughter, who at 14 was old enough to pull badly burned sailors out of the path of strafing planes and into the shelter under her family’s house. There were Peggy Zuber Unger and Joan Zuber

Erle from California, and others who came from Connecticut, Ramsey Family Bellinger Family Quarters M Quarters K Massachusetts or just down the street in Virginia Beach. and dungeon 4 O’Beirne Family 3 5 Luksovsky presented each guest with an orchid lei, and in the Quarters Q 2 Davey Family 1 corner of the table was a keepsake book containing handwritten Quarters Q 13 15 messages from the families who now live in the houses along 11 14 9 12 Battleship Row. Thanks to Luksovsky’s research, they all know 10 8 the former occupants from the “date that will live in infamy”. Swimming Pool 7 Battleship Row The reunion guests shared stories, remembering 72 years ago 6 huddling in a dark bomb shelter called “The Dungeon”, eating Pearl cold food out of cans and drinking water drawn from a swimming Harbor pool. Zuber Family 1 Tangier 6 Avocet 11 Tennessee They were surprised with the arrival of 3 Hula dancers originally Quarters T 2 Utah 7 California 12 West Virginia 3 Raleigh 8 Neosho 13 Arizona from Hawaii who performed songs and dances of the islands. Willett Family (now Luksovsky family) 4 Detroit 9 Maryland 14 Vestal Quarters H 5 Solace 10 Oklahoma 15 Nevada