Posted by big tee on December 07, 2016 at 06:25:06 from (199.120.66.137):
December 7 1941--The day to go down in infamy. My Uncle was at Pearl Harbor on that famous day. He was born in 1907 and joined the USN in 1927 so he was in for 14 yrs and was on the USS Raleigh CL-7 when the bombs fell. His ship was on the opposite side of Ford's island from the newer battleships. They were tied up where the aircraft carriers were supposed to be. The Raleigh took a torpedo on the forward port side and was in danger of capsizing, according to the XO's log my uncle and an ensign were given credit for counter flooding the ship and keeping it afloat. The target battleship Utah was moored right behind the Raleigh and it took 3 torpedoes and capsized almost immediately. According to the book-A Day In Infamy- My uncle took his cutting torch and cut a hole in the upside down Utah to get a trapped sailor out who was tapping with a wrench. The Japanese were back for a second attack and were strafing while he was cutting. He received the Bronze Star for this action. He was a good guy but did not come back to Iowa very often. He retired from the Navy in 1957 at the rank of Captain. I asked him why he joined the Navy--He said he didn't want to push a plow all of his life. Lived in Florida-died in 89. My middle name is Raymond-our son's first name is Raymond so his legacy continues.-----God Bless America--Tee
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Today's Featured Article - Grain Threshing in the Early 40's - by Jerry D. Coleman. How many of you can sit there and say that you have plowed with a mule? Well I would say not many, but maybe a few. This story is about the day my Grandfather Brown (true name) decided along with my parents to purchase a new Ford tractor. It wasn't really new except to us. The year was about 1967 and my father found a good used Ford 601 tractor to use on the farm instead of "Bob", our old mule. Now my grandfather had had this mule since the mid 40's and he was getting some age on him. S
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