Editor,
Last year as we approached the anniversary of December 7, 1941, my son, Keith, asked me to write my grandchildren my experiences on that date as I had every anniversary on that date when he, Keith, was growing up. The anniversary, of course, is Pearl Harbor Day. I have edited this edition from the original. Dear Keith,
You asked me to write down my experiences on Dec. 7, 1941. OK, here goes.
I grew up on what locals call “the Rock Crusher Road” south of O’Donnell. As I remember, at the time my Dad had just started building the garage and there ...