Pearl harbor anniversary

[Fishcarver]

Gang: In Memoriam of the Fallen on Pearl Harbor Day (07 Dec 1941) . Also pray for the Winnipeg Grenadiers, who tried to defend Hong Kong a few days later.

ADSUM!
(Motto of the Wpg Grenadiers)

Jim

[-Jim G]

I visited the #3 deck gun from the USS Ward (DD-139) this morning (the day after Pearl Harbor Day). The USS Ward used this gun to sink a midget submarine that was trying to sneak into the harbor an hour before the air attack.

By coincidence the Ward was sunk after being struck by a kamikaze on December 7, 1944.

The gun is mounted on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol.

[Swampfox]

Originally Posted by -Jim G

I visited the #3 deck gun from the USS Ward (DD-139) this morning (the day after Pearl Harbor Day). The USS Ward used this gun to sink a midget submarine that was trying to sneak into the harbor an hour before the air attack.

By coincidence the Ward was sunk after being struck by a kamikaze on December 7, 1944.

The gun is mounted on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol.

Very cool, I read the info on the link you provided.

Do you have any idea if the gun you stood on was removed before being sunk or was it recovered later?

SFX

[-Jim G]

The gun was removed when the Ward was changed from a destroyer to a high speed troop transport ship, prior to being sunk.

Another remarkable thing about the USS Ward is that she was built in a rush for destroyers for WWI, the keel was laid down on May 15, 1918 and launched 17-1/2 days later