‘A leader among men’: Loved ones honor Hawaii’s last residen
Feb 15, 2024 17:11:07 GMT
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‘A leader among men’: Loved ones honor Hawaii’s last resident Pearl Harbor survivor
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - One of the few remaining links to Pearl Harbor’s past is now gone.
Family of war veteran Sterling Cale announced his passing Wednesday, saying he died on Jan. 20 at his Aiea home overlooking Pearl Harbor’s ‘Battleship Row’.
On Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, Cale was a 20-year-old pharmacist mate assigned to the U.S. Naval Hospital. He was wrapping up working a night shift when he saw military maneuvers in action. He thought it was odd for a Sunday.
“But right then, an aircraft flew over his right shoulder and it gave him shudders he said,” his son, Sterling Cale Jr. said. “As it banked, he saw the ‘red meatball’ of the Japanese empire and he knew that we were at war.”
Cale quickly jumped in to action as chaos ensued around him.
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*These are the kind of men we need today.
‘A leader among men’: Loved ones honor Hawaii’s last resident Pearl Harbor survivor
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - One of the few remaining links to Pearl Harbor’s past is now gone.
Family of war veteran Sterling Cale announced his passing Wednesday, saying he died on Jan. 20 at his Aiea home overlooking Pearl Harbor’s ‘Battleship Row’.
On Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, Cale was a 20-year-old pharmacist mate assigned to the U.S. Naval Hospital. He was wrapping up working a night shift when he saw military maneuvers in action. He thought it was odd for a Sunday.
“But right then, an aircraft flew over his right shoulder and it gave him shudders he said,” his son, Sterling Cale Jr. said. “As it banked, he saw the ‘red meatball’ of the Japanese empire and he knew that we were at war.”
Cale quickly jumped in to action as chaos ensued around him.
more at link
*These are the kind of men we need today.
