sandhiller Posted October 25 Posted October 25 The granddaughter of USS Arizona survivor Raymond Haerry said last goodbye to her grandfather 2 times , first when he passed away, and again when she carried his ashes ( astya ) 5000 miles from her home to Pearl Harbor. With shaking trembling hands and a breaking heart and tear in the eyes she had him placed back aboard the Arizona, where he chose to rest forever among his 1,178 brothers that were lost that December morning time they have specially certified volunteer divers that will go down and place the ashes container on the Arizona. You can't just do it yourself, as it's now Natl. Park Service controlled. Only divers certified by the Pk. Service can do it. 19 1 Quote
junkandcattle Posted October 25 Posted October 25 Now that is something they should make a lot of noise about. Thanks @sandhiller 4 Quote
ray54 Posted October 26 Posted October 26 4 hours ago, junkandcattle said: Now that is something they should make a lot of noise about. Thanks @sandhiller What he said. Local VFW buried ashes of a WW2 veteran who died in 1987. The family had them in a Hope Chest, with uniform and other keepsakes. At the daughter in laws death, on cleaning out the house they were found. Now in crypt the VFW cares for, in local cemetery. 2 1 Quote
dieselman Posted October 26 Posted October 26 after world war two the british government sent many refugees to canada, called them displaced persons or dp's for sort tjis included veterans tha t defected and join the british military. one such gentle man that defected from the polish army defected to the british army ended up in our area, like a lot of veterans he had some bad ptsd and used alcohol to help cope, over the years he shunned a bit by the locals but i ended up being friends with him, when he passed i was his executor, he died penniless, so i covered his funeral and arranged for him to be sent back to poland to be buried with his family who he never saw after the war. made contact with his great grand niece and she handled thing there, he was buried beside his sister with full military honours, in canada he would have been another marker in the grave yard. 10 Quote
sandhiller Posted October 26 Author Posted October 26 2 hours ago, ray54 said: What he said. Local VFW buried ashes of a WW2 veteran who died in 1987. The family had them in a Hope Chest, with uniform and other keepsakes. At the daughter in laws death, on cleaning out the house they were found. Now in crypt the VFW cares for, in local cemetery. I'm glad they were discovered and he was given a proper buriel Hopefully his uniform and other memorabilia were preserved as well. Quote
New Englander Posted October 26 Posted October 26 I've been fortunate enough to visit the Arizona many times over the years. It's a most somber place. The visitor center has been upgraded and is well worth it. If you make it Hawaii be sure to go. https://pearlharbor.org/blog/interred-inside-the-uss-arizona/ 1 Quote
Sledgehammer Posted October 26 Posted October 26 That's a good thing. It's a shame we don't hear more about things like this. 1 Quote
from H to 80 Posted October 26 Posted October 26 2 hours ago, New Englander said: I've been fortunate enough to visit the Arizona many times over the years. It's a most somber place. The visitor center has been upgraded and is well worth it. If you make it Hawaii be sure to go. https://pearlharbor.org/blog/interred-inside-the-uss-arizona/ We have talked about a Hawaii trip for 25 years,my wife is a teacher,so she has summers off,i have crops and hay to deal with. I would love to see the USS Missouri and visit the USS Arizona memorial. I knew quite a few WWII soldiers, they have all passed on now. 1 Quote
acem Posted October 26 Posted October 26 A friend of dad's was on a ship in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked. 1 Quote
ray54 Posted October 26 Posted October 26 15 hours ago, sandhiller said: I'm glad they were discovered and he was given a proper buriel Hopefully his uniform and other memorabilia were preserved as well. The local radio ran the story all week preparing the community for and old fashion funeral procession thru most parts of town getting from VFW hall to cemetery. I could not find full story to copy to here. If there is no family left that cares I am sure it went Estrella Warbirds Museum. The Warbirds started as a branch of the Confederate Airforce. Looking Warbirds Museum website no talk of the Confederate Airforce. The museum has had several people with real money to finance it. One was in auto racing and has built a wing with the Woodland Auto Display as part the grounds. Home – Estrella Warbirds Museum, Inc. They have whole fleet of rolling stock they put in local parades. Mostly driven by veterans in uniform, period correct. 1 Quote
dale560 Posted October 26 Posted October 26 11 hours ago, from H to 80 said: We have talked about a Hawaii trip for 25 years,my wife is a teacher,so she has summers off,i have crops and hay to deal with. I would love to see the USS Missouri and visit the USS Arizona memorial. I knew quite a few WWII soldiers, they have all passed on now. It is a beautiful place. It was rushed when we were there last winter but we managed to do the Arizona memorial early in the morning. If you do go to Hawaii make sure to research it and drive up the north shore through the middle road and back on the coast road if you can. We stopped at the dole plantation store and other places. Some places will surprise you how hillbilly like they are. 2 Quote
mmi Posted October 27 Posted October 27 On 10/25/2026 at 2:48 PM, junkandcattle said: Now that is something they should make a lot of noise about. Thanks @sandhiller It was more/less "common" knowledge to va/s etal in the 70's,when some select were passing. At times there was DL/seal placement + "red" tape, but slowly processed. Which again changed several x ,after/within NPS. As I knew several stationed there (after) Jack lord made it a point to express this when 5-0 was aired, as well as (drops) of rising oil (each ) minute . slower but still shown at the 80th. Quote
New Englander Posted October 27 Posted October 27 22 hours ago, from H to 80 said: We have talked about a Hawaii trip for 25 years,my wife is a teacher,so she has summers off,i have crops and hay to deal with. I would love to see the USS Missouri and visit the USS Arizona memorial. I knew quite a few WWII soldiers, they have all passed on now. My wife is in the school system as well. We schedule our winter vacations around her schedule. Quote
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