by caappy » Mon Mar 01, 2021 8:16 pm
Francis “Frank” Emond joined the US Navy in 1938, leaving his home in Rhode Island to serve as a musician. His life was changed when, in the summer of 1941, a change in assignment stationed him aboard the USS Pennsylvania at the time of the attack. Frank was aboard the battleship USS Pennsylvania on December 7, 1941, witnessing the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. As the band played morning colors, Frank saw the first bomb drop and explode at a hangar on Ford Island.
Sent him 2 photos on 8 Feb and got them back signed on 1 Mar.
Mr Frank Emond
9720 Wanda Dr
Pensacola, FL 32514
Francis “Frank” Emond joined the US Navy in 1938, leaving his home in Rhode Island to serve as a musician. His life was changed when, in the summer of 1941, a change in assignment stationed him aboard the USS Pennsylvania at the time of the attack. Frank was aboard the battleship USS Pennsylvania on December 7, 1941, witnessing the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. As the band played morning colors, Frank saw the first bomb drop and explode at a hangar on Ford Island.
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Sent him 2 photos on 8 Feb and got them back signed on 1 Mar.
Mr Frank Emond
9720 Wanda Dr
Pensacola, FL 32514