Comments about ‘Memories linger for USS Utah survivors’

My hat is off to these brave and courageous men who fought and survived the war. And to those who didn't make it home.

Greetings:

To the best of my knowledge, we currently have two survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor living here at the Old Soldiers' Home.

I eat chow in the mess hall with one of them, Frances Stueve, a farm boy from Iowa, who was a soldier at Schofield Barracks on Sunday 07 December 1941.

He's quite the hero, for after surviving the attack on Pearl Harbor, he spent the rest of the war on various islands in the Pacific Ocean, fighting hand to hand in total darkness and foraging for rations, because supply ships couldn't reach them.

I do not know if any USS UTAH survivors currently reside here, although it's possible.

The Naval Home, located in Gulfport, Mississippi, was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, and all of its residents moved here to Washington, D.C.

The United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home and the United States Naval Home were combined into the Armed Forces Retirement Home.

A new Armed Forces Retirement Home is currently under construction in Gulfport, Mississippi, and should be completed next Autumn.

Thank you.

John Robert Mallernee
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Washington, D.C. 20011-8400

My family and I have visited the USS Utah display. It is well worth the time to see it and remember what happened on that day in 1941. A grateful thank you to all those who served on her. I would love to meet these brave sailors and talk with them, what an honor that would be.

A very pleasant (and free) Saturday afternoon activity. Definitely stop by and check it out before it's gone. The silver service was fascinating, especially the story of the "controversy" around it. The Deseret News quote from the time regarding said "controversy" will be forever burned in my mind: "there are people whose idea of hell is minding their own business. Unfortunately, those people come to Utah."

The USS Utah ship's bell is displayed in front of the Naval ROTC building at the Univ of Utah at
110 South 1452 East. A real historical treasure!

The greatest generation indeed. I'm grateful for their service and sacrifice.

Hello All. My Grandfather was on the USS Utah during the boming. He did survive. His name was Donald Dee Johnson. My Granfather passed away in 87 when I was only 7 Years old. God Rest His Soul. I would like to talk to other Uss Utah survivors if possible. I did not know that some came to vist the display or I would have gone. You can contact me at Jollyroger_driver@yahoo.com

REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR !!!