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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

07 Dec 2009

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

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Dec 07, 2009

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5

Decorah sailor recalls Wake Island and Pearl Harbor trials

Bob Hunt, a 23 year old torpedo man aboard the USS Tambor, watched Wake Island bombings unfold and Pearl Harbor attacks unfold after December 7 1941. He survived 12 war patrols, saw multiple sunken ships, and now shares memories in Decorah. His wartime diary and memories formed the book We Were Pirates, coauthored with Robert Schultz and James Shell.

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Veteran sailor Bob Hunt recalls World War II service and pride

Bob Hunt, a Decorah resident aged 91, recounts his 12 patrols aboard a submarine during World War II. He describes his near-death experiences and survival, his postwar life running Hunt's Variety Store and leading Decorah's parks and recreation, and his lasting reaction to seeing the American flag since December 1941.

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West Branch library collects veterans wartime memories

Veterans share WWII Vietnam and Korea memories at the West Branch Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum as part of a Library of Congress project. An education specialist notes many veterans find it hard to discuss their service while interviews are recorded on DVDs for families and national archives.

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