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The Calm Before the Storm by Robert Taylor.
Dawn had broken to reveal another glorious day in paradise, and on board the USS Arizona and the repair ship USS Vestal alongside, the crew were taking it easy. All next week they would be hard at work preparing for sea, but today was Sunday, and that meant light duties. On the Arizona, the duty crew were preparing the stern of the battleship, erecting the awnings for the ships band at Morning Colors. The young officer in charge smiled approvingly, it was an inspiring scene and he thought that the recently overhauled battleship had never looked more impressive. But within the hour he would glance skyward, and a frown of puzzlement crease his forehead as, out of nowhere, Japanese carrier-based aircraft were descending on the unsuspecting naval base. As he registers the bright red circles on their wings, the blood froze in his veins. He realized that hell had come to Pearl Harbor! Then, just before 08.10hrs, the unthinkable happened. A bomb from a Nakajima B5N Kate high-altitude.........
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| | Item Code : DHM6177 | The Calm Before the Storm by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available | |
| | DESCRIPTION | SIZE | SIGNATURES | OFFERS | PRICE | PURCHASING | PACKS | | Signed limited edition of 375 prints. | Paper size 33.5 inches x 24 inches (85cm x 61cm) |
Conter, Louis | | Quartermaster Louis Conter USN |
| Crewman of USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor. Conter went to flight school after Pearl Harbor, earning his wings to fly PBY patrol bombers, which the Navy used to look for submarines and bomb enemy targets. He flew 200 combat missions in the Pacific with a 'Black Cats' squadron, which conducted dive bombing at night in planes painted black.One night in 1943 he and his crew had to avoid a dozen or so nearby sharks after they were shot down near New Guinea. When one sailor expressed doubt they |
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Cook, Lonnie | | Seaman Lonnie Cook USN (deceased) |
| Lonnie David Cook was born 19th November 1920 in Morris, Oklahoma. He graduated from high school in 1939 and, with few jobs available in rural Oklahoma, enrolled at Connors State Agricultural College in Warner, Oklahoma. By early 1940, he decided to join the Navy and on 2nd July he boarded the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor. The Arizona was moored at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, in a row of battleships, the crews on edge as they waited for news about America's inevitable entry into the world war. |
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Hetrick, Cleardon | | Seaman Clarendon Hetrick USN (deceased) |
| Clarendon Hetrick was born 26th May 1923, in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the age of 17 on his parents' signature and reported for training in San Diego in the latter half of 1940. He joined the USS Arizona in January 1941. On the morning of 7th December, Hetrick was in the latrine, about half-shaved, when the Japanese attack began. 'I ran out on the forward deck, looked up and saw one airplane going across the sky with a red meatball on it. I knew what was goi |
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Langdell, Joseph | | Lieutenant Commander Joseph Langdell USN (deceased) |
| Joseph Kopcho Langdell was born October 12th 1914 in Wilton, New Hampshire. He graduated from Boston University in 1938 with a degree in business administration and worked as an accountant until he decided to enlist in the Navy. He attended an officers' training program in Chicago where Langdell's math skills landed him an assignment working with Navy photographers on a way to better measure the accuracy of a ship's guns. He trained for the job on Ford Island, a small patch of land |
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Wentzlaff, Edward (companion print) | | Chief Warrant Officer Edward Wentzlaff USN (deceased) |
| Edward Louis Wentzlaff was born on November 16th, 1917, entered the U.S. Navy on December 8th, 1937 and he was aboard the USS Arizona on December 7th, 1941 during the Pearl Harbor attack. Wentzlaff, one of just 335 aboard the ship to survive, was spared because he ran to his battle station instead of fleeing below. Aside from singed eyebrows and hair from the fires that raged on board, he wasn't injured. Ordered to abandon ship, he was too terrified to jump overboard, where flames 3 feet hi |
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View | | Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. | Paper size 33.5 inches x 24 inches (85cm x 61cm) |
Conter, Louis | | Quartermaster Louis Conter USN |
| Crewman of USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor. Conter went to flight school after Pearl Harbor, earning his wings to fly PBY patrol bombers, which the Navy used to look for submarines and bomb enemy targets. He flew 200 combat missions in the Pacific with a 'Black Cats' squadron, which conducted dive bombing at night in planes painted black.One night in 1943 he and his crew had to avoid a dozen or so nearby sharks after they were shot down near New Guinea. When one sailor expressed doubt they |
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Cook, Lonnie | | Seaman Lonnie Cook USN (deceased) |
| Lonnie David Cook was born 19th November 1920 in Morris, Oklahoma. He graduated from high school in 1939 and, with few jobs available in rural Oklahoma, enrolled at Connors State Agricultural College in Warner, Oklahoma. By early 1940, he decided to join the Navy and on 2nd July he boarded the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor. The Arizona was moored at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, in a row of battleships, the crews on edge as they waited for news about America's inevitable entry into the world war. |
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Hetrick, Cleardon | | Seaman Clarendon Hetrick USN (deceased) |
| Clarendon Hetrick was born 26th May 1923, in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the age of 17 on his parents' signature and reported for training in San Diego in the latter half of 1940. He joined the USS Arizona in January 1941. On the morning of 7th December, Hetrick was in the latrine, about half-shaved, when the Japanese attack began. 'I ran out on the forward deck, looked up and saw one airplane going across the sky with a red meatball on it. I knew what was goi |
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Langdell, Joseph | | Lieutenant Commander Joseph Langdell USN (deceased) |
| Joseph Kopcho Langdell was born October 12th 1914 in Wilton, New Hampshire. He graduated from Boston University in 1938 with a degree in business administration and worked as an accountant until he decided to enlist in the Navy. He attended an officers' training program in Chicago where Langdell's math skills landed him an assignment working with Navy photographers on a way to better measure the accuracy of a ship's guns. He trained for the job on Ford Island, a small patch of land |
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Wentzlaff, Edward (companion print) | | Chief Warrant Officer Edward Wentzlaff USN (deceased) |
| Edward Louis Wentzlaff was born on November 16th, 1917, entered the U.S. Navy on December 8th, 1937 and he was aboard the USS Arizona on December 7th, 1941 during the Pearl Harbor attack. Wentzlaff, one of just 335 aboard the ship to survive, was spared because he ran to his battle station instead of fleeing below. Aside from singed eyebrows and hair from the fires that raged on board, he wasn't injured. Ordered to abandon ship, he was too terrified to jump overboard, where flames 3 feet hi |
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+ Artist : Robert Taylor | £40 Off! | Now : £325.00 | | | | Remarque edition of 15 prints. | Paper size 33.5 inches x 24 inches (85cm x 61cm) |
Conter, Louis | | Quartermaster Louis Conter USN |
| Crewman of USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor. Conter went to flight school after Pearl Harbor, earning his wings to fly PBY patrol bombers, which the Navy used to look for submarines and bomb enemy targets. He flew 200 combat missions in the Pacific with a 'Black Cats' squadron, which conducted dive bombing at night in planes painted black.One night in 1943 he and his crew had to avoid a dozen or so nearby sharks after they were shot down near New Guinea. When one sailor expressed doubt they |
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Cook, Lonnie | | Seaman Lonnie Cook USN (deceased) |
| Lonnie David Cook was born 19th November 1920 in Morris, Oklahoma. He graduated from high school in 1939 and, with few jobs available in rural Oklahoma, enrolled at Connors State Agricultural College in Warner, Oklahoma. By early 1940, he decided to join the Navy and on 2nd July he boarded the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor. The Arizona was moored at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, in a row of battleships, the crews on edge as they waited for news about America's inevitable entry into the world war. |
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Hetrick, Cleardon | | Seaman Clarendon Hetrick USN (deceased) |
| Clarendon Hetrick was born 26th May 1923, in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the age of 17 on his parents' signature and reported for training in San Diego in the latter half of 1940. He joined the USS Arizona in January 1941. On the morning of 7th December, Hetrick was in the latrine, about half-shaved, when the Japanese attack began. 'I ran out on the forward deck, looked up and saw one airplane going across the sky with a red meatball on it. I knew what was goi |
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Langdell, Joseph | | Lieutenant Commander Joseph Langdell USN (deceased) |
| Joseph Kopcho Langdell was born October 12th 1914 in Wilton, New Hampshire. He graduated from Boston University in 1938 with a degree in business administration and worked as an accountant until he decided to enlist in the Navy. He attended an officers' training program in Chicago where Langdell's math skills landed him an assignment working with Navy photographers on a way to better measure the accuracy of a ship's guns. He trained for the job on Ford Island, a small patch of land |
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Wentzlaff, Edward (companion print) | | Chief Warrant Officer Edward Wentzlaff USN (deceased) |
| Edward Louis Wentzlaff was born on November 16th, 1917, entered the U.S. Navy on December 8th, 1937 and he was aboard the USS Arizona on December 7th, 1941 during the Pearl Harbor attack. Wentzlaff, one of just 335 aboard the ship to survive, was spared because he ran to his battle station instead of fleeing below. Aside from singed eyebrows and hair from the fires that raged on board, he wasn't injured. Ordered to abandon ship, he was too terrified to jump overboard, where flames 3 feet hi |
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