Dec. 7 Survivors Return to Pearl 66 Years Later

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Dec. 4, 2007) Pearl Harbor survivor Chief Cook Edward Gaulrapp (Ret.) views the USS Arizona Memorial during a visit to historic Ford Island. Assigned to the Pearl Harbor-based Perch-class submarine USS Pompano (SS 181), Gaulrapp was in his barracks when the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor began. He and several other Pearl Harbor survivors are currently in the Pearl Harbor area to observe the 66th anniversary of the attack. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael A. Lantron (Released)

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Dec. 4, 2007) Pearl Harbor survivor Chief Cook Edward Gaulrapp (Ret.) uses an aerial floor photo of Pearl Harbor, located at the Pacific Aviation Museum on Ford Island, to pinpoint his location during the Dec. 7, 1941 attack. Assigned to the Pearl Harbor-based Perch-class submarine USS Pompano (SS 181), Gaulrapp was in his barracks when the attacks began. He and several other Pearl Harbor survivors are in the Pearl Harbor area to observe the 66th anniversary of the attack. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael A. Lantron (Released)

PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 3, 2007) The names of all 429 Sailors killed aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma (BB 37) during the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor are represented at the newly built USS Oklahoma Memorial on Ford Island. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist David Rush (Released)

PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 3, 2007) Following an interview with a local television station at the site the newly built USS Oklahoma Memorial on Ford Island, Pearl Harbor survivor Senior Chief George A. Brown (Ret.) speaks with Eileen Martinez of the National Park Service about the 429 Sailors who perished during the Pearl Harbor attack aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma (BB 37). Brown said he narrowly escaped through a hatch that had been blown open following the last torpedo to hit the crippled ship during the attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist David Rush (Released)


PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Dec. 3, 2007) Pearl Harbor survivor Senior Chief George A. Brown (Ret.) visits the newly built USS Oklahoma Memorial on Ford Island, which is dedicated to the 429 Sailors killed aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma (BB 37) during the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Brown said he narrowly escaped through a hatch that had been blown open following the last torpedo to hit the crippled ship. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist David Rush (Released)

PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 3, 2007) Following an interview with a local television station at the site of the newly built USS Oklahoma Memorial on Ford Island, Pearl Harbor survivor Senior Chief George A. Brown (Ret.) speaks with Eileen Martinez of the National Park Service about the 429 Sailors who perished during the Pearl Harbor attack aboard battleship USS Oklahoma (BB 37). The quotation at the top of the granite slab is from Brown, who was a ship's cook 3rd class serving on the battleship the morning of Dec. 7, 1941. He said he narrowly escaped through a hatch, which had been blown open following the last torpedo to hit the crippled ship. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist David Rush (Released)

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