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Biernacki, Chester The Battle of Kula Gulf and Loss of the USS Helena (CL-50)
Chester Biernacki and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Helena (CL-50)] and other Allied ships engaged ten enemy...
Clay, Russell Pearl Harbor Before and After the Attack
Russell Clay was at Pearl Harbor prior to the attack. [Annotator's Note: Clay served as a barber and antiaircraft...
Aldridge, Fred Early Life, Enlistment and Joining the USS Helena (CL-50)
Fred A. Aldridge was born in Orlando, North Carolina. After graduating high school in September 1935 he enlisted in the...
Clay, Russell Navy Buddies and Friendships
At Pearl Harbor, Russell Clay's battle station was on the 1.1 inch pom-pom guns. [Annotator's Note: Clay was a crewman...
Aldridge, Fred The Attack on Pearl Harbor
Sunday, 7 December 1941 was just like any other Sunday for Fred Aldridge and his fellow sailors. When an alarm sounded...
Aldridge, Fred Repairing the Ship, Return to Action and the Loss of the USS Helena (CL-50)
The day after the attack [Annotator's Note: 8 December 1941, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor], Fred Aldridge...
Davis, Charles Pearl Harbor, Enlistment and Assignment to the USS Helena (CL-50)
Charles Davis clearly remembers the day Pearl Harbor was bombed. It was eight days after his 15th birthday, and Davis...
Davis, Charles Heading Out to Sea
At 16, Charles Davis was one of 1,200 men, including his brother, a Marine, who boarded the USS Helena (CL-50) on New...
Davis, Charles Guadalcanal
From the New Hebrides, Charles Davis said they [Annotator's Note: the USS Helena (CL-50)] proceeded with two aircraft...
Davis, Charles First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Charles Davis has many observations about the number 13, which he considers lucky nowadays. Davis described the evening...
Davis, Charles Burial at Sea
Charles Davis experienced his first burial at sea after the 13 to 15 November battle [Annotator's Note: 13 to 15...
Davis, Charles Loss of the USS Juneau (CL-52)
Charles Davis was a witness to everything that happened during the night of 13 November [Annotator's Note: 13 November...

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