Pearl Harbor survivor helps identify unknown dead

KHON 2 TV ^ | Thursday, December 6, 2012 | Associate Press

[Jyotishi]

Honolulu (AP) - Ray Emory could not accept that more than one quarter of the 2,400 Americans who died at Pearl Harbor were buried, unidentified, in a volcanic crater.... Emory, a survivor of the attack,... On Friday, the 71-year anniversary of the Japanese attack, the Navy and National Park Service will honor the 91-year-old former sailor for his determination to have Pearl Harbor remembered, and remembered accurately.

[skeeter]

There won't be too many more stories involving what the survivors are up to these days. I've always been a PH buff and will really miss hearing from them.

Remember Pearl Harbor.

[Marine_Uncle]

RE: "Remember Pearl Harbor."
How can us that where from that era ever forget.

[Mears]

I remember December 7,1941 quite well.

I was a child and all the adults were talking about war(we were at family Sunday dinner)and my cousin and I asked our parents if there would still be a Christmas.

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[Marine_Uncle]

I was born a year and a month after the Hiroshima bomb was dropped. But in those informative years watching TV, and hearing from so many that served in WWII, first hand, new when I presented a hand salute to our war memorials at ceremonies, having the honor of playing taps at like events while in scouting, I was doing it for a real purpose.
I'm with you. Korean War on the radio came to my ears on a more personal level.

[tiki]

My FIL was at Pearl Harbor on the USS Helena.

[Jyotishi]

The actual broadcast from KGU Radio, Honolulu by phone of the attack on Pearl Harbor 12-7-1941

Text and audio:

http://www.modestoradiomuseum.org/kgu%20attack%20broadcast.html

[terycarl]

having the honor of playing taps

you do not play taps...you always present taps

[Mears]

“My FIL was at Pearl Harbor on the USS Helena.”

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He was a lucky guy. I’ll bet he had some stories to tell.

My DIL’s folks were born in Honolulu and were about 12 years old when the bombs started falling.

I hope we never see anything like that again.

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[terycarl]

having the honor of playing taps

you do not play taps...you always present taps

[skeeter]

Every account I’ve read about Helena goes on about how efficient & effective she was. Was your FIL on her at Kula Gulf?

[Marine_Uncle]

"you do not play taps...you always present taps."
I stand corrected. And am quite familiar with the correct term to use. There are times some here will address a more broad audience. But no excuse on my part. I agree with your statement.

[Marine_Uncle]

To you second post on that issue. I respect it. Also we present arms. To them all since those bloody and cold days in our revolution onward. Honor comes to mind. We don’t forget the sacrifices at so many levels.

[Marine_Uncle]

"My FIL was at Pearl Harbor on the USS Helena."
His honor to his country is recognized. That mighty cruiser thought damaged, went on as some of us are aware to serve in the South Pacific, only later to be sunk. Was he among those that where able to be saved?

[Marine_Uncle]

Thanks for going to the effort of locating that live recorded message, then presenting it here.

[Jyotishi]

You are welcome. Many radio stations in Hawaii play that and other related recordings on the air at this time every year.

[Jyotishi]

> I hope we never see anything like that again....

With Obama apparently weakening our defenses and strengthening our enemies, many prayers are needed in addition to right action at the polls in coming years!

[Marine_Uncle]

I was not aware of that fact. Thanks.

[tiki]

Yes, after Pearl Harbor they limped to California, repaired and joined the war in the Pacific.

The sinking of the Helena was one of the few things he talked about. They put on their life jackets and tread water for hours and when the first survivors were being rescued their life jackets fell off and sank and they realized that they had been holding up their life jackets and not vice versa.

[tiki]

Yes, he was on it until she sunk.