tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282495819846735333.post999006607434443963..comments2023-08-23T20:13:25.421+08:00Comments on Captured Beat: Anchors Aweighdocemdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17342987031560133229noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282495819846735333.post-44454289957291014382009-02-15T04:09:00.000+08:002009-02-15T04:09:00.000+08:00Remember Pearl Harbor!America's oldest living Meda...Remember Pearl Harbor!<BR/><BR/>America's oldest living Medal of Honor recipient, living his 100th year is former enlisted Chief Petty Officer, Aviation Chief Ordnanceman (ACOM), later wartime commissioned Lieutenant John W. Finn, U. S. Navy (Ret.). He is also the last surviving Medal of Honor, "The Day of Infamy", Japanese Attack on the Hawaiian Islands, Naval Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, 7 December 1941.<BR/><BR/>'Navy Centenarian Sailor', 103 year old, former enlisted Chief Petty Officer, Aviation Chief Radioman (ACRM, Combat Aircrewman), later wartime commissioned Chief Warrant Officer Julio 'Jay' Ereneta, U. S. Navy (Ret.), is a thirty year career veteran of World War One and World War Two. He first flew aircrewman in August 1922; flew rearseat Radioman/Gunner (1920s/1930s) in the tactical air squadrons of the Navy's first aircraft carriers, USS LANGLEY (CV-1) and USS LEXINGTON (CV-2). <BR/><BR/>A native son from the Visayan Islands, he was probably the first Filipino commissioned as a U. S. Naval Officer. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Visit my photo album tribute to these veteran shipmates:<BR/><BR/>http://news.webshots.com/album/123286873BFAAiq<BR/>http://news.webshots.com/album/141695570BONFYl<BR/><BR/>San Diego, CaliforniaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282495819846735333.post-44982232279341621022009-02-15T02:36:00.000+08:002009-02-15T02:36:00.000+08:00Nice take on the theme. Happy Vday! Here's mine ht...Nice take on the theme. Happy Vday! Here's mine http://www.mirasblog.com/2009/02/photo-hunt-7-nautical.htmlMirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15275135257523297392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282495819846735333.post-75851126357081268242009-02-14T23:46:00.000+08:002009-02-14T23:46:00.000+08:00Thats really heavy. Nice theme you have here.Thats really heavy. Nice theme you have here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282495819846735333.post-10863356640694034092009-02-14T23:25:00.000+08:002009-02-14T23:25:00.000+08:00thanks for sharing. this is one of the best takes...thanks for sharing. this is one of the best takes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com