Category: California
Swimming in a Sea of Burning Oil
Published Date: October 8, 2009 Leave a Comment on Swimming in a Sea of Burning Oil
Stu Hedley may have believed that once he left his ship, the West Virginia, in Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941 that…
Surviving Pearl Harbor: A First Hand Account
Published Date: October 7, 2009 Leave a Comment on Surviving Pearl Harbor: A First Hand Account
We’ve heard of the events of December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor. Today, we meet one of the men who survived aboard one of the…
Back to Baseball
Published Date: September 29, 2009 Leave a Comment on Back to Baseball
Jerry Coleman served his country as a pilot during World War II, then returned home to play professional baseball. 1949 marked the first of five…
A Yankee Pilot
Published Date: September 28, 2009 Leave a Comment on A Yankee Pilot
It is difficult to fathom the changes that took place in everyday life in the United State, yet alone Hawaii, after December 1941. Sports took…
Waiting to Join…
Published Date: September 25, 2009 Leave a Comment on Waiting to Join…
Jerry Coleman was a high school senior when the Japanese hit Pearl Harbor. He was drafted the very next year, but not by the military….
