WWII: Eyewitness to the sinking of the Yorktown
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WWII: Eyewitness to the sinking of the Yorktown
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Re: WWII: Eyewitness to the sinking of the Yorktown
Excellent read! I've never read the first hand account of how the Yorktown was sunk. Thanks for posting.Diplomacy is the Art of Letting Someone Have Your Way
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Re: WWII: Eyewitness to the sinking of the Yorktown
As a volunteer at Lone Star Flight Museum I have had the honor in meeting many WWII veterans.
One day years ago I noticed an elderly gentleman with “Yorktown” on his hat. I went up to him and asked: “first Yorktown or second Yorktown”? (The Navy named several replacement carriers after those that had been sunk early in the war-Hornet, Lexington -the one at Corpus Christi - and Yorktown).
He said he was on the first Yorktown and was at Midway. He was a Marine and his battle Station was one of the 20mm anti aircraft guns.
After the Yorktown he said he participated in several of the amphibious landings in the Pacific.
One day years ago I noticed an elderly gentleman with “Yorktown” on his hat. I went up to him and asked: “first Yorktown or second Yorktown”? (The Navy named several replacement carriers after those that had been sunk early in the war-Hornet, Lexington -the one at Corpus Christi - and Yorktown).
He said he was on the first Yorktown and was at Midway. He was a Marine and his battle Station was one of the 20mm anti aircraft guns.
After the Yorktown he said he participated in several of the amphibious landings in the Pacific.