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12-19-2004, 11:59 PM
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A Pearl Harbor survivor and his Colt...
Ens Tom Anderson of Seattle, WA was the OOD (Officer Of The Deck) on the USS Utah on the morning of 7 December, 1941. A few minutes after he assumed the watch, the first of two Japanese aerial torpedoes struck the old battleship and she rolled over taking many officers and men to the bottom where she rest today.
Three weeks after the attack, this Colt M1911 and holster rig was issued to Ens Anderson. I aqquired it from his family. Tom Anderson is in a nursing home in Issaquah, WA suffering from Parkinsons Disease..... I have been in contact with his daughter trying to get more information about his Naval service after Pearl Harbor. If I receive the info, I will post it here.. 
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12-20-2004, 07:49 AM
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Whoa! Highly interesting sir. Thanks for sharing.
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12-20-2004, 09:39 AM
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"WHAT A FIND"
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12-20-2004, 01:13 PM
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<img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" /> WOW John! That's as nice a find as the one you have from the ARIZONA!
What phenomenal good fortune you have!
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12-20-2004, 03:43 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by John Sabato:
<strong> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" /> WOW John! That's as nice a find as the one you have from the ARIZONA! What phenomenal good fortune you have!</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">You know John, I am reminded of a quote attributed to Thomas Edison when someone told him he was a very lucky man. He stated that it seemed that the harder he worked, the luckier he got, heh, heh....
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