National Park Service USS Arizona Memorial U.S. Department of the Interior USS Arizona Memorial Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i

It is a hard thing to have survived when we owe our place to the dead.

Rene Quinton Soldier's Testament

The Fortunate Few During the Pearl Harbor attack, 1,512 officers, sailors, and marines were assigned to the battleship USS Arizona. Only 335 survived the "Day of Infamy." Many of these survivors were aboard the Arizona during the attack. Others were away on liberty, attending training, or assigned to special duty ashore. Since that tragic day all of these men have worn the mantle of "survivor" with grace and reluctance. Many feel fortunate to have survived but some are haunted by the loss of their friends and fellow shipmates. As you read through this list you may wonder, as they have, why were they spared from the sea of death that engulfed their shipmates on that fateful day in 1941?

Their Stories "Were you scared? Yes, one does get scared. Then you think, Will I ever see home again? Will I see .tmyiamily?. How can.1. getaut of tfiis alive?" That's when you pray a lot and tell yourself to .remember your Navy and Marine Corp training; stay calm, and try to be like Major Shapley and [Lieutenant] Commander Fuqua. Those who have seen war carry unforgettable memories of their fellow men." Russell J. McCurdy, Lt Col, USMC Retired "There was a tremendous explosion as I reached the quarterdeck ladder, and a terribly burned sailor laid under the ladder. I got him b) the hand to get him to safety when the forward part of the Arizona blew up. We were thrown back toward the stern. This sailor I managed to save; my twin [brother] I could not."

John D. Anderson, BMC, USN Retired Twin brother, Delbert, died on the Arizona.

Vincent Vlach was at home with his wife in Honolulu at the start of the attack. He hurried to Pearl Harbor amidst the air strike to help men from their boats as they came ashore. Many were badly burned, injured, and covered with-oil. Vincent said~his-"whites [uniform] were a bloody and oily mess."

Vincent J. Vlach Jr., LCDR, USN Retired Vincent Vlach with wife\)eanne, September 3, 1941

Honoring a Final Request In the Shrine Room at the USS Arizona Memorial, a large wall lists the names of the Arizona's dead. A smaller wall (top of page) contains the names of Arizona survivors who chose to rejoin their shipmates in their final resting place. Each of these men asked that their remains be placed back into the Arizona. To honor this final request, National Park Service divers ceremoniously transport the urns of survivors back to the ship (at right). Resting their remains in the sunken wreck allows them to finally reunite with their brothers who died on December 7,1941. Survivors of the December 7,1941, Attack on the USS Arizona

United States Navy & Reserve (320) FOSTER, James Park Jr. •'••; Sealc MALCOLM, Everett Allen Ens THOMPSON, Norman Mach FOWLER, Ralph Edward BMlc MANCUSO, Joseph Sealc TRANTHAM, Glenwood Orris .BM1c AMACHER, Charles Andrew Seal FOWLER, Robert Dale' Sea2c MANN, Charles Clark Lt TRAVIOLI, Vernon Alva Sea2c ANDERSON, John Delmar BM2c FRAZIER.GIen CGM MARCUM, Harry Bedford CEM TÜCKER, Edward Daniel BM2c FRYE, Everett Ellsworth Sealc MARKS, Edward Joseph Cox TURNER, Richard Newton Jr. Sealc BAGBY, Walter Franklin SF3c FUQUA, Samuel Glenn Lt Comdr MASTERSON, Kleber Sandlin Lt BALL, Masten "A" F1c MATTLAGE, Herbert Ens URBANIAK, Edmund Leo Carp BALLARD, Galen Owen F1c GALLAGHER, William Fred CEM McCARRON, John Harry GM2c BARTH, DeWayne BM1c GARFIELD, Jerome Harold Ens McDONALD, Don Erwin Sealc VAN WINKLE, Edward Laverne F2c BASS, Edward Forester F2c GASKINS, Walter James Sealc McFALL, Charles William GM1c VELIA, Keith Lloyd Sea2c BAUMEISTER, William Nicolas ACMM GAUT, Harold Woodson Sealc McKENNA, Kenneth Kermit SM1c VESSELS, James Allard GM3c BECKER, Harvey Herman GM2c GEISELMAN, Ellis Hugh Comdr MELVIN, Earle Thomas CFC VIDAL, Daniel MAttlc BEMIS, Edwin Wallace Sealc GENEST, Dayton Merrill Sealc METCALF, John Howard Sea2c VLACH, Vincent James Jr. Ylc BENNETT, Earl Dean GM3c GIBSON, Claude Clenton Sealc MIGLIACCIO, Thomas William Sealc VON SPRECKELSEN, Charles Albert Ptr2c BERDOLLT, George Anthony FC3c GILBERT, Arthur Barnes Sealc MILHORN, Harvey Hollis GM3c BIRD, Leroy Alexander CTC GILLEM, Charles "M" Sealc MILLER, Jim Dick Ens WAGNER, Robert Eugene Sealc BIRDSELL, Estelle MM1c GILLENWATER, Charles Ervin Sealc MILLIKIN, Donald Hugh Sea2c WAGNER, Rudolph Louis CBM BIRTWELL, Daniel Thomas Jr. Lt Comdr GILLESPIE, David William Sealc MINI, James Haile Lt(jg) WALKER, James Edward • QM2c BODEY, Edward Raymond BM2c GLENN, Richard Clyde Ens MODE, Stanley Robert EM 1c WALSH, Homan Leavell Ens (SC) BOWEN, Andrew Jackson Jr. CMM GOLDSBERRY, William Joseph Sealc MOMMER, Rolland Earl BM2c WARD, James Robert Sealc BRADSHAW, Harry Frederick Sealc GORDON, Donald Eugene GM2c MURDOCK, Thomas Daniel CY WARRINER, Kenneth T. Sea2c BRAYDIS, John Sealc GOSHEN, William Eugene Sealc MUSICK, Clay Henry Sealc WARRINER, Russell Walter Sealc BROWN, Gene R. Sealc GRABOWSKY, Leon Ens MYLAN, Jack Clement SM2c WASHINGTON, Joseph Henry MAttlc BROWNING, Robert James Sea2c GRAHAM, Donald Alexander AMM1c WATSON, Howard Lincoln BM2c BRUCE, John Franklin GM3c GRAY, James Victor Sealc NELSON, Grady Lee Jr. Sea2c WEAVER, Richard Duncan BM1c BRUNER, Lauren Fay FC3c GREEN; Clay Douglas Jr. Sealc NEWELL, Bobby Earl Sea2c WELCH, Frank Jr. Ens BRUNS, Martin Benjamin Y2c GREEN, James William GM3c NICHOLS, John Edward RMlc WELLER, Oree Cunningham Sea2c BUEHL, Herbert Vincent F3c GRIM, George Edwin GM1c NIEMARA, Stanley Joseph Sealc WELLS, Harold Leroy Sealc BURCHAM, Jimmie Charles Sealc GUERIN, Charles William Jr. Sealc WELTER, Eddie Charles Sealc BURK, Leland Howard GM3c GUNA, Andrew BM1c O'BRION, Edward Francis Joseph Sealc WENTZLAFF, Edward Louis AOM2c BUSH, William Jack Ens OLIPHANT, Harold Eugene GM3c j WEST, Mark Austin CMM BYARD, Ralph Duncan CCStd HAERLING, Howard Gustave BM1c OLSEN, Vernon James Sealc WESTBROOK, Clinton Howard Sealc HAERRY, Raymond John Cox OSBORNE, William Daniel Jr. Sealc WHITE, Thomas Arthur Bm2c CAMPBELL, Frank Monroe Ens HAMILTON, Elsworth Fonzo ACMM OSMOND, Robert Hugh FC3c WILLIAMS, John Francis Gm3c CAMPBELL, George Kilgore CTC HAMILTON, James Edward Sealc OSTERBERG, Vernon Magnus Ens WILSON, Charles Leo Sealc CARLSON, Ray Christian Sea2c HAND, Vernon Sealc OTTERMAN, Clarence Wayne GM2c WILSON, Harold Green Jr. F2c CARSON, Carl Malvin Sealc HARGIS, Paul Eugene Y3c OWEN, Paul Ralph Sealc WISE, James Louis Sealc CHANDLER, Edwin Ray Sealc HARR, Oliver Virgil MMTc CHAPMAN, Noel "B" Sea2c HARRELL, Allen Boyd Sealc PABLO, Patrocinio OSlc ZADIK, Edward Albert Sea2c CHAPPELL, William Robert Sealc HARRIS, Henry Sherman Sealc PACITTI, Louis John Gm3c CHRISTIANSEN, Harlan Carl AS HARRIS, John David Sealc PARKER, William Whiteford Sealc United States Marine Corps CHUNG-HOON, Gordon Patea Lt HART, James Willard F1c PECOTTE, Earl Henry Gm2c & Reserve (15) CLOUSER, Marion Howard GM1c HARTLAND, Alfred Jack Sealc PEIL, William John BM2c COBURN, George W. Sealc HAUFF, Richard GM3c PERRY, Seth Harold Sea2c BAKER, John MacRae Sgt COKER, Charles Walter Lt HEIN, Douglas . Ens PHIPPS, Berwyn Robert SF2c BRAHAM, Edward James PFC COMBS, Clyde Jefferson Sealc HEINZ, Robert Henry Sealc PHRANER, George Dewey Jr. Sea2c CABINESS, Frank R. PFC CONDON, Daniel Jerome Lttjg) (MC) HENDON, Robert Marvin CGM PITTARD, George Franklin Lt CARTER, Edward J. PltSgt CONTER, Louis Anthony QM3c HENRY, John William Ens PITZ, Robert Leo Sealc CORY, James Evans PFC COOK, Lonnie David Sealc HETRICK, Clarendon Robert Sealc POLLACK, Francis Lee SC3c COURSEY, John Paul 1stLt COOLE, Lloyd Edward Sealc HILL, Richard Howe Y3c PORT, Stanley Harrison Jr. Cox .. CRAWFORD,. LamajvSmead EEC COPLiN, Norman Walter Sealc HINTON, John Harold" " CSM POSEY, Ernest Mendum MM i c CORBIN, Ralph Victor Leon Sealc HJELLE, Clarence Otto Sea2c POTTS, Howard Kenton Cox EARLE, John Horatio Jr. Capt CORNELIUS, Lyle Richard Sea2c HOLLAND, Fred McKenzie Sealc POUSSON, Alfred Andrew Sea2c COSBY, Ray Charles Sealc HOLMES, Roy Willard Sealc PROBST, Richard William Sealc GOODMAN, Kenneth Dale PFC COX, John Madison Jr. Lt Comdr HOMANN, Alfred James Lt PUCKETT, Louis Alfred Comdr (SC) HARDY, Charles L. Pvt COZAD, Francis Burnard Sea2c HOOKS, Woodrow Robert Sea2c PURVIS, William Robinson F3c CROTHERS, Lee Raymond BM1c HOOPER, Clifford Charles RM2c McCURDY, Russell J. Pvt CRUZ, Henry Mesa MAttlc HOWATT, John Paul Ens QUILLIN, Wallace Franklin Sealc CULP, Donald Arthur Sea2c HUGHES, James Curtis Sealc NIGHTINGALE, Earl C. Corp CZARNECKI, Anthony Francis MM1c HULL, Lester DeLance Sealc RANN, Carl Frederick Sealc HURST, Milton Thomas AMM3c RAMPLEY, John Watson GM3c SHAPLEY, Alan Major DANIEL, Alfred Eugene GM1c HUTCHINS, Edward Francis Lt RAMSDELL, Millard Arthur Ens SOLEY, Michael Corp DARE, James Ashton Ens HUZAR, Peter WTI.c REID, Everett Owen MM1c DAVIS, Carl Everette GM3c HYSLOPE, Charles Edward F1c REIFERT, Eldon Ray Cox YOUNG, Donald George PFC DAVIS, Elvin Clay Sealc RIDER, Maurice David BM1c DAVISON, Henry Donald Ens INSELMAN, Donald Sealc RIDLEY, William Hull RM3c DEAN, William Ernest BMlc RINER, Earl William GM3c DEARING, John Davis WT2c JANIKOWSKI, Edward Joseph Cox ROBINSON, Lewis Perrin Sealc DECKER, Deward Cox 'JEFFERS, Warren Edwin Sealc , ROURKE, John Paul Sealc My father's memories DESERANO, Joseph Charles Mldrlc JOHNSON, Donald R. Sealc ROWLEY, Welton Dana Lt Comdr DICKERSON, William Charles A. RM2c JOHNSON, Neil Francis . •' Cox RUHLMAN, Fred Lee Lt of the morning of DICKINSON, Merle Edward GM3c JOHNSTON, Brooxey "J" Jr. GM3c DOBSON, Clarence Junior GM3c JONES, Hubert Hayes CWT SADLER, Jack Ivan Sea2c December y, 1041 DOHERTY, John Andrew CGM SADOWSKI, Joseph Stephen Sealc DONEGAN, Timothy Albert Prtrl c KARB, Joe Frank CWT SANDERS, Elmer Larimore GM1c were so strong and DOUCETT, John Walter GM3c KEENER, "C" "H" GM3c SARGENT, Robert Isaac Jr. Sea2c DUNCAN, Henry Barnett FC3c KEFFER, Carl Emerson Sealc SCHÄFER, Herman Leroy Jr. Ens painful that he seldom DUNCAN, Tommie Wilson BM2c KELLEY, Bruce Draper Lt Comdr SCHUBERT, Anthony Robert Ens was willing to share ... KIRK, Guy Duane - " Sealc SCHUMACHER, William James WTlc EDMONDSON, Kenneth Eugene Cox KISSINGER, Walter Marlond MM1c SEELEY, Robert Fox Sea2c them with his family. EGAN, Paul Howard FC3c KUHN, Harold Joseph Sealc SHAFFER, John Jackson III Lt ELKINS, Merle Sealc KURTZ, Stanley Robert Sealc SHAWN, Ernest Maurice GM3c He didn't want to be ELLIOTT, Lawrence Emitt MMIc SHEBAK, Joseph Sealc ELLIS, George William SClc LANCASTER, James Daniel Sealc SHEW, Martin Luther MM2c reminded of the horrors ENOS, James R. Sea2c LANDRETH, Ralph William GM2c SIMMONS, Claude William Jr. Sealc ESKEW, Weldon Virgil MM1c LANE, Glenn Harvey RM3c SMITH, Clyde Crockett CEM he had witnessed... EVANS, John Willard Sealc LANGDELL, Joseph Kopcho Ens SMITH, Harold Francis BM2c EVERSOLE, Elmer Everett Sealc LAWRENCE, Thomas Hurshel Sealc SMITH, Roscoe Bryant GM3c EYMAN, Lawrence Oliver Sealc LAWSON, James Lenox GM3c SMITH, William Hansford Jr. Cox Walter M. Kissinger's LAWSON, Leonard George Sealc SNOW, Rutherford Hayes WT1c daughter, Jenny, reflecting on FALGE, Francis Marion Lt LEIGHTON, Lindsay Ray WT1c STANBOROUGH, Thomas William Jr. Sealc the memories of her father. FARQUHAR, Lawrence Albert FC2c LENCSES, Louie GM3c STARKS, Don Harrison MM1c FAULKNER, Paul Harding Sealc LENNING, George Birmingham Ens STOFFER, Bernald Henry AMM1c FAY, Lawrence Edward GM3c LEOPARD, Curtis James BM1c STRATTON, Donald Gay Sealc FELTON, Nathaniel MAttlc LEWIS, William Edward Lt(jg) (MC) STRONG, Herbert Ronald Cox FIELD, Jennings Pemble Ens LINDSEY, Jack Lawton Sealc STUART, Jean Marcelle Sealc FINGER, William Ralph SM1c LOTT, Russell Ardell Sealc SULLIVAN, Aubry Randolph Cox FITCH, Harry Lionel Ens LUKASAVITZ, Steven Jerome Sealc This publication funded FLANAGAN, Guy Spalding Jr. Ens TAGTMEYER, Laurence Ernest Chf Gun by the Arizona Memorial FLANNERY, Wendell Lee Cox MacQUEEN, Donald E. Ens TAPP, Murray L. Sea2c Museum Foundation. FLORY, Dale Frederick WT2c MAINWARING, Billy Braun F3c TESLOW, Stanley Merlin GM2c FORBIS, James Leamon Cox MALASKI, John Sealc THOMA, Steven Joseph EM3c

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