U.S.S. SOLACE AH-5 MEDAL ARIZONA MUSEUM PEARL HARBOR-1 Troy oz..999 Silver

Description: Up for SaleSeldom Seen 1976U.S.S. SOLACE AH-5 MEDAL PEARL HARBOR - DEC. 7 1941 ARIZONA MEMORIAL MUSEUM FOUNDATION U.S.S. SOLACE AH-5 December 7th, 1941. Pearl Harbor, T.H. A group of physicians eating breakfast in the wardroom of the hospital ship USS Solace (AH-5) become startled when several explosions were heard. As the ship began to vibrate the impression that an earthquake had hit soon shifted to thoughts of Navy planes engaged in target practice. Once the sounds of gunfire and additional explosions were heard it was clear something was wrong. One of the physician’s later recalled, “We went out on deck and could scarcely believe our eyes. We saw Japanese torpedo and bombing planes headed straight for the battleships and for the Naval Air Station on Ford Island. . . We saw the Arizona burning, and two or three of the other battleships listing badly. Japanese planes were flying all around and dropping bombs between us and the [USS] Dobbin. USS Solace had been in commission for less than four months when the attacks on Pearl Harbor occurred. Since October 1941, the ship had been anchored just north of Battleship Row where it served as a floating dispensary for the Pacific Fleet. The daily sick call may not have been a fitting build up to that fateful day, but no one would ever accuse Solace’s cadre of corpsmen, dentists, nurses, and physicians of not performing exemplary under the most trying circumstances.This Nice Round Will Be In a Capsule 1 Troy oz..999 Fine Silver Thank You

Price: 68.88 USD

Location: Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2024-09-22T10:41:08.000Z

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