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Pearl Harbor survivor recalls Dec. 7 as an awful long day
Pearl Harbor survivor Martin Dvorak recalls the morning of December 7 1941 aboard the West Virginia as a long day of danger and disruption. He notes the surprise air attack and the confusion as the fleet suffered heavy losses in the opening hours of World War II.
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Pearl Harbor
Martin Dvorak
U.S
West Virginia
Dvorak
Johnson County
Hills
U.S. Naval
the Gazette
Tom Walsh
Seaman