Kentuckians and Pearl Harbor by Berry Craig - 9781949669275

Name: Kentuckians and Pearl Harbor by Berry Craig - 9781949669275
Brand: The University Press of Kentucky

The University Press of Kentucky

Kentuckians and Pearl HarborStories from the Day of Infamy\nAuthor(s): Berry Craig\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: The University Press of Kentucky, United States\nImprint: The University Press of Kentucky\nISBN-13: 9781949669275, 978-1949669275\nSynopsis\nWhen the air raid alarm sounded around 7:55 [url] on December 7, 1941, Gunner's Mate Second Class James Allard Vessels of Paducah was preparing to participate in morning colors aboard the USS Arizona. In the scramble for battle stations, Vessels quickly climbed to a machine gun platform high atop the mainmast as others descended below decks to help pass ammunition up to gunners. At 8:06, a bomb exploded and the Arizona sank. Vessels's lofty perch saved his life, but most of his shipmates were not so lucky.\n\nIn Kentuckians and Pearl Harbor, Berry Craig employs an impressive array of newspapers, unpublished memoirs, oral histories, and official military records to offer a ground-up look at the day that Franklin D. Roosevelt said wo.