Dec 7, 1941

a place to discuss anything of interest to owners of M151 jeeps

Moderators: rickf, raymond, Mr. Recovery

Post Reply
User avatar
m3a1
Lt. General
Lt. General
Posts: 4027
Joined: August 7th, 2014, 6:36 pm

Dec 7, 1941

Unread post by m3a1 » December 7th, 2019, 12:32 pm

REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR!

Mark
Brigadier General
Brigadier General
Posts: 2085
Joined: September 19th, 2009, 11:33 pm
Location: South Dakota

Re: Dec 7, 1941

Unread post by Mark » December 7th, 2019, 2:32 pm

Ya, put your flags at half-mast
mark


1968 m274A5
1960 m151
1981 m151A2
1964 m416
1971 m416

SEABEE62
Fleet Admiral
Posts: 2621
Joined: January 3rd, 2009, 9:56 pm
Location: ~ Heaven ~

Re: Dec 7, 1941

Unread post by SEABEE62 » December 7th, 2019, 2:58 pm

Thank you for posting this.....Lest we forget ! Salute, Taps.....Seabee
1971 M151A2 MUTT , M416 trailer
NMCB 62, Delta Co.,BU2, Gulfport, MS Home Port
VFW 3838, American Legion 63
Seabee Association of America LM , NMCB 62 Assoc.
"Performance Under Fire" US Navy Seabees '69-'72
National Assoc. of Atomic Veterans/ Amchitka
SEMO University Vet Corp Alumni
MVPA#32091

User avatar
rickf
General
General
Posts: 19738
Joined: November 26th, 2007, 1:28 pm
Location: Pemberton, NJ.

Re: Dec 7, 1941

Unread post by rickf » December 7th, 2019, 5:10 pm

Last time I heard there were only 15-20 Pearl Harbor survivors left. They all have to be a minimum of 97 years old. That is if they were in at 17 years old.
1964 M151A1
1984 M1008
1967 M416
04/1952 M100
12/1952 M100- Departed
AN/TSQ-114A Trailblazer- Gone

old dodge guy
Sergeant First Class
Sergeant First Class
Posts: 200
Joined: December 23rd, 2013, 11:35 pm
Location: far----far northwest Missouri

Re: Dec 7, 1941

Unread post by old dodge guy » December 7th, 2019, 10:38 pm

rickf wrote:
December 7th, 2019, 5:10 pm
Last time I heard there were only 15-20 Pearl Harbor survivors left. They all have to be a minimum of 97 years old. That is if they were in at 17 years old.
Reminds me of my high school civics teacher all those years ago. He was a Pearl Harbor survivor, and had severe burns all over his body from swimming in burning oil. I greatly respected him then, and even more so now!
We need more people like him today.
Still crazy after all these years.
The OD bug bit me in 1970......and I have never been the same

User avatar
Surveyor
Terminal
Posts: 1092
Joined: November 13th, 2015, 3:56 pm
Location: Cajun Country

Re: Dec 7, 1941

Unread post by Surveyor » December 7th, 2019, 10:45 pm

I saw several news articles of only 1 of 3 Arizona survivors still alive made it to the memorial this year. I was unable to find a more definitive answer on grand total remaining.
1960 M151 Run #1
"There is one nut on a M151 that is very difficult to remove....." - K8icu
"She ain't a Cadillac and she ain't a Rolls, But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio" - Aaron Tippin
Image

Mark
Brigadier General
Brigadier General
Posts: 2085
Joined: September 19th, 2009, 11:33 pm
Location: South Dakota

Re: Dec 7, 1941

Unread post by Mark » December 7th, 2019, 11:08 pm

I had 2 or 3 uncles who fought in WW2-- Gradacanal, Peleliu, New Guinea etc., they had a lasting hatred of the Japanese until they died.They would have nothing to do with them, in the later life.
mark


1968 m274A5
1960 m151
1981 m151A2
1964 m416
1971 m416

bazookajoe
Sergeant First Class
Sergeant First Class
Posts: 267
Joined: January 8th, 2011, 9:03 pm

Re: Dec 7, 1941

Unread post by bazookajoe » December 8th, 2019, 9:33 pm

I had 4 uncles overseas, mom made Remington Rand .45s and pop flew b-17s.By the grace of God they all came home but i think the stress killed my grandmother who died in early '46.

bazookajoe
Sergeant First Class
Sergeant First Class
Posts: 267
Joined: January 8th, 2011, 9:03 pm

Re: Dec 7, 1941

Unread post by bazookajoe » December 8th, 2019, 9:39 pm

Oh.... and i better include a grandfather in WWI and a great uncle WWI combat medic and a brother who is a Vietnam vet....thats why my GPWs and 151A1 are special to me...an homage to my family's service.

Post Reply