Mark Posted January 5, 2009 Share #26 Posted January 5, 2009 Incredible slice of history you have there Kurt. Thanks so much for sharing it with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicolas75 Posted January 5, 2009 Share #27 Posted January 5, 2009 having this item in hand is having a stone of the great history wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skowheganme Posted January 5, 2009 Share #28 Posted January 5, 2009 Just to add to this theme regarding the Pearl Harbor attack and in particular the USS Arizonia - I have mentioned several times on this forum that I live in a small town in Maine that sacrificed an incredible loss of life during the Second World War ( and also during the Civil War and World War I ) ! With 33 deaths during WW II, my home town must have been in perpetual mourning and gave at least one of its sons in nearly every major battle of the conflict. On that infamous Sunday morning in December, a Skowhegan, Maine sailor was on board the USS Arizonia and was serving as the Navigational Officer. LtCmdr John E. French, a 1922 graduate of the Naval Academy in Anapolis (the famous Adm Hyman Rickover was in that graduating class) was killed when an exposion catapulted his body into the water. Later that week French's body was fished from the harbor and now his remains are buried at Arlington, not too far from Audie's Murphy's grave site. The naval officer's family including his wife and son were living in California at the time of his death so his name is credited to that state, but French was born here in Maine and became the second KIA of the 33 mentioned from this town. Our first casualty occurred 19 Nov 41 ( more than two weeks before Pearl ) when a Skowhegan boy lost his life during joint military maneuvers near Peachland, NC when a head injury caused by this soldier's rifle took his life. Skowhegan's sacrifice came very early in World War II. John Edmund French had served in the US Navy during WW I and received the Victory Medal with the rare Asiatic bar. In memory of this Maine hero, I always asked people whom I knew were going to visit Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to look for French's name on the roster of men killed on the Arizona that December morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Rock Posted January 5, 2009 Share #29 Posted January 5, 2009 Kurt: A very poignant story to say the least -- history like this must be preserved and shared for future generations of Americans who will be too far removed from the war to make it a personal experience. Tisdale's story and the artifacts make his story and his life very real. Thank you for sharing. Best regards, Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croix de Guerre Posted January 5, 2009 Share #30 Posted January 5, 2009 Kurt, Thank you for sharing this historical and outstanding group of artifacts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted December 7, 2010 Author Share #31 Posted December 7, 2010 BTT in rememberance of Pearl Harbor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted December 20, 2010 Share #32 Posted December 20, 2010 Thank you for sharing this grouping. I am glad that you were able to get some detailed information from your research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clippership77 Posted December 29, 2010 Share #33 Posted December 29, 2010 Thanks so much for sharing this. A truly priceless group. Let us never forget Roosevelt's assurance that the "American people will through their righteous might win through to absolute victory... With confidence in our armed forces-with the unbounded determination of our people-we will gain the inevitable triumph-so help us God." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenchbuff Posted December 30, 2010 Share #34 Posted December 30, 2010 Kurt, I doubt there are many items as historic as your CSC book. Holding an item in your hand that actually went down with the USS ARIZONA is simply awesome!!!! Really appreciate you sharing this with us. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkash23686 Posted January 1, 2011 Share #35 Posted January 1, 2011 Wow! that's all just WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share #36 Posted December 5, 2011 BTT for the 70th Anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted December 5, 2012 Author Share #37 Posted December 5, 2012 Back to the top in commemoration of the 71st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baker Posted December 5, 2012 Share #38 Posted December 5, 2012 Thanks Kurt! Another great story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanemono Posted December 5, 2012 Share #39 Posted December 5, 2012 Thank you for posting this Kurt. It amazing to see something that went down with the USS ARIZONA! Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share #40 Posted December 6, 2014 BTT in remembrance of the Pear Harbor attack. Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViewfinderGyrene Posted April 4, 2015 Share #41 Posted April 4, 2015 Incredible Kurt, this is by far one of the top groups you have ever posted. Exquisite, RIP, RPH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share #42 Posted December 5, 2015 Back to the top in commemoration of the 74th Anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share #43 Posted December 6, 2016 Back up to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Jerry Posted December 6, 2016 Share #44 Posted December 6, 2016 Thanks, I missed this the last time(s) around. Wow. What a poignant witness to history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share #45 Posted December 7, 2017 BTT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted December 7, 2017 Share #46 Posted December 7, 2017 Again - WOW! An awesome piece of history! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted December 8, 2017 Share #47 Posted December 8, 2017 Definitely rare and historic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted December 9, 2017 Share #48 Posted December 9, 2017 Nice grouping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share #49 Posted December 5, 2018 The 77th Anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack is around the corner. Remember Pearl Harbor. Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share #50 Posted December 7, 2019 Back up in remembrance of the 78th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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