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Joe George was a sailor who saved six men from the USS Arizona during the attack on December 7, 1941. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star with “V” Device for Valor in 2017, after a long campaign by the survivors he rescued.
- How USS Arizona Sailors Were Rescued
- 'I'm That Unknown Sailor'
- 'We're Running Out of Time'
- A First-Ever Honor
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In 1966, Donald Stratton returned to Pearl Harbor for the first time since the attack. He hadn't talked about it much until then, but after that visit, he revealed more of what happened, of his rescue from the Arizona. Stratton and five other crewmen were trapped on a burning tower as the battleship buckled beneath the Japanese assault. They were b...
Taylor knew little about her dad's experiences in World War II and didn't hear the story of the Vestal for years. George told his daughter's husband, Gary, more than he told her. “He would start to cry when he talked about it," she said. "We knew he was on the Vestal … but never did I have the opportunity to listen to what he did.” George told the ...
On Veterans Day, Gardner, the Colorado senator, made the trip to Colorado Springs, where Donald Stratton lives with his wife, Velma. He listened to the stories again and a forceful appeal from Stratton to honor George. "I couldn't help but get emotional," he said. "To imagine these individuals hanging on a lifeline Joe George had thrown to them." T...
Taylor got the call the Friday before Thanksgiving. Her father would receive the Bronze Star for Valor. She called the Strattons with the news. Within a few days, they had arranged for a medal ceremony on the USS Arizona Memorial on Dec. 7, bringing the story full circle. It will be the first medal ever awarded on the memorial, which sits atop the ...
Joe George, a sailor on the USS Vestal, risked his life to rescue six men from the sinking USS Arizona in 1941. After decades of efforts, his daughter and the survivors he saved will receive a Bronze Star Medal for Valor from the Navy.
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Joseph George Wines is a family-owned business with over 80 years of experience in the wine industry. They offer a variety of California wines, a limited Valentines Crush Box, a special Club 70 wine club, and gift certificates for wine lovers.
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Dec 3, 2017 · Joseph George was a Boatswain's Mate on the USS Vestal who threw a line to two men trapped on the burning USS Arizona during the Pearl Harbor attack. He received the Bronze Star with a \"V\" for valor 76 years later, after a long campaign by his daughter and the survivors he rescued.
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Dec 7, 2017 · The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record. After years with no recognition, World War II veteran, Joseph George received the Bronze Star on Thursday. His ship was next to ...
Joseph George is a 3rd generation wine company with 80 years of experience in Northern California. It also owns a vineyard in Napa Valley that produces award-winning Sauvignon Blanc grapes.
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