KINGS BAY, Georgia (Dec. 7, 2018) (From left) Capt. Chester Parks, commanding officer of Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay; Chief Fire Controlman (retired) Dick Henry, Pearl Harbor survivor; June Henry; and CMDCM Alan Propes, command master chief, pose for a photograph during a Pearl Harbor Day special meal at the base galley. Henry, who was on board USS Helena (CL-50), a light cruiser, when Pearl Harbor was attacked. Helena was hit by a Japanese torpedo bomber, which killed 34 Sailors and injured 69 others. Five minutes after the attack, Helena's Sailors fought back, sending anti-aircraft fir
KINGS BAY, Georgia (Dec. 7, 2018) (From left) Capt. Chester Parks, commanding officer of Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay; Chief Fire Controlman (retired) Dick Henry, Pearl Harbor survivor; June Henry; and CMDCM Alan Propes, command master chief, pose for a photograph during a Pearl Harbor Day special meal at the base galley. Henry, who was on board USS Helena (CL-50), a light cruiser, when Pearl Harbor was attacked. Helena was hit by a Japanese torpedo bomber, which killed 34 Sailors and injured 69 others. Five minutes after the attack, Helena's Sailors fought back, sending anti-aircraft fire at the attacking airplanes.
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