The West Virginia was one of eight U.S. battleships ... and kept it as a reminder of having been a witness to the Pearl Harbor attack and as a tribute to the American military personnel whose ...

More than 90 ships were anchored at Pearl Harbor. The primary targets were the eight battleships in Battleship Row. The USS West Virginia, left, was one of the battleships to sink during the attack.

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is one of several ... The USS Oklahoma, USS California, USS West Virginia, USS Utah, USS Maryland, USS Pennsylvania, USS Tennessee and USS Nevada were also ...

In December 1941, he was a mess mate serving on the West Virginia at Pearl Harbor. During the attack, Miller aided wounded officers and sailors, then grabbed a .50 caliber machine gun and fired at ...

Binkney shared information about the USS West Virginia, which sank in the attack ... said his uncle was at Pearl Harbor and survived the attack. Marine Corps League Detachment 1087 member Jon ...

WINFIELD, W.Va (WCHS) — The bombing of Pearl Harbor ... on the Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii with a remembrance ceremony. Of the 2,400 Americans, 106 crewmen from West Virginia were killed ...

U.S. Navy Mess Attendant 3rd Class Neil D. Frye of Vass, NC killed aboard USS West Virginia during Pearl Harbor attack. (Photo: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency) The ship sank to the bottom of ...