December 7, 2006 is the 65th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
by Marshall Karp
My father was in the military and stationed at Hickam Air Base. I video’ed his story, edited in his own personal and National Archive photos, and uploaded it to Video Google. Your website audience can experience his incredible eyewitness testimony at this link:
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Harry enlisted in the Army at age 17, his mother had to sign for him, because he wanted to serve his country. He spent four years at Hickam Air Base in Hawaii, came home for a month for his only furlough, then was stationed in Saipan. From there, he was stationed in St. Petersburg, Florida until his discharge.
Besides December 7, he talks about, since this is Christmas time, the Bob Hope Christmas USO Show and how funny and entertaining Mr. Hope was. Also, he remembers a touring baseball team, made up of professional baseball players and headed by Joe Dimaggio, that played a local military Pearl Harbor team. I believe he said that the major leaguers beat the local team as one of the professionals hit four home runs…
Harry Karp was born on July 23, 1922 in Barnesboro, Pa. He is alive and well and living in New Kensington, Pa. Harry owned Karp’s Jewelry Store in Tarentum, Pa. for 43 years and retired in 1987. He has been married to his lovely wife, Shirley, from Altoona, Pa for 54 years. They have four children and 5 grandchildren.
As for today, December 7, 2006, as his their custom, my father will go to the local VFW and meet with other Pearl Harbor survivors for dinner. There are nine of them left.
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