{"id":104012,"date":"2020-08-21T11:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T15:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=104012"},"modified":"2020-08-21T09:35:01","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T13:35:01","slug":"another-of-the-finest-generation-has-left-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=104012","title":{"rendered":"Another of the Finest Generation Has Left Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82791\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Boots-and-helmets.jpg?resize=168%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Boots-and-helmets.jpg?resize=168%2C300&amp;ssl=1 168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Boots-and-helmets.jpg?resize=768%2C1372&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Boots-and-helmets.jpg?resize=186%2C333&amp;ssl=1 186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Boots-and-helmets.jpg?w=1540&amp;ssl=1 1540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tuseAB9NX6\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/myparistexas.com\/pearl-harbor-survivor-us-navy-veteran-floyd-welch-passes-at-99\/\">Pearl Harbor survivor, US Navy veteran Floyd Welch passes at 99<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Pearl Harbor survivor, US Navy veteran Floyd Welch passes at 99&#8221; &#8212; MyParisTexas\" src=\"https:\/\/myparistexas.com\/pearl-harbor-survivor-us-navy-veteran-floyd-welch-passes-at-99\/embed\/#?secret=93WtQ0XWjU#?secret=tuseAB9NX6\" data-secret=\"tuseAB9NX6\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>According to the report, Mr. Welch was at Pearl Harbor when Battleship Row was bombed by the Japanese. Without hesitation, he helped rescue crewmembers trapped on USS Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>From the article:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The\u00a0<strong>USS Oklahoma<\/strong>\u00a0was tied up next to the\u00a0<strong>USS Maryland<\/strong>\u00a0when they were hit with at least\u00a0<strong>nine Japanese torpedoes<\/strong>, capsizing quickly with sailors trapped below deck.<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Welch didn\u2019t hesitate to immediately move into action, cutting holes in the\u00a0<strong>USS Oklahoma<\/strong>, by utilizing blueprints to avoid cutting into a fuel void.<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Welch\u2019s combat duty was damage control and repair, according to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courant.com\/breaking-news\/hc-pearl-harbor-dedication-20181207-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Courant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">With the help of other sailors, Welch helped pull survivors from the ship. &#8211; article<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">His rate (MOS to you landlubbers) was Electrician&#8217;s Mate.\u00a0 There is no reference to his rating (rank) at the time, but he was 20 years old when the bombing took place. He had been setting up equipment for evening activities when the Japs hit Pearl.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The rate badge is below.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.medalsofamerica.com\/media\/catalog\/product\/cache\/899da7087691caf10103de18bdffe84d\/e\/m\/em1_3_1.jpg?resize=347%2C278&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Electrician's Mate Rating Petty Officer 1st Class\" width=\"347\" height=\"278\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Fair winds and following seas, Mr. Welch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pearl Harbor survivor, US Navy veteran Floyd Welch passes at 99 According to the report, Mr. Welch was at Pearl Harbor when Battleship Row was bombed by the Japanese. Without hesitation, he helped rescue crewmembers trapped on USS Maryland. From the article: The\u00a0USS Oklahoma\u00a0was tied up next to the\u00a0USS Maryland\u00a0when they were hit with at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":653,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,10,119],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blue-skies","category-historical","category-navy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4ozh1-r3C","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=104012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104012\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=104012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=104012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=104012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}