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Pearl Harbor survivor remembers U S S California attack
Wilbur Haley, Seaman First Class and postmaster at Mechanicsville, survived the Pearl Harbor raid on the U S S California. He recalls the chaos, ammo shortages, torpedo hits, and his later discharge, plus how a poster of his supposed death frightened his family. He still honors fallen comrades and notes Pearl Harbor changed the world.
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