bigwave Posted February 17, 2020 Report Share Posted February 17, 2020 Don Stratton, One of Three Remaining Crew from USS Arizona, Dies at 97 17 Feb 2020 The Honolulu Star-Advertiser | By William Cole Don Stratton, who escaped a burning USS Arizona by making a harrowing hand-over-hand climb across a rope to an adjacent ship on Dec. 7, 1941, died Saturday, leaving just two living survivors of the famed battleship. "We are profoundly sad to say that last night, Feb. 15, USS Arizona Survivor Donald Stratton passed away peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his wife of nearly 70 years, Velma, and his son Randy, " Pearl Harbor National Memorial Daniel Martinez, chief historian for the memorial, said, "God bless him and his beloved family. My hero is gone but will always be in my heart. He is now part of our national memory." https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/02/17/don-stratton-1-3-remaining-crew-uss-arizona-dies-97.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1581949771 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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