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Comments by "" (@BobSmith-dk8nw) on "USS North Carolina - The USN's first fast battleship" video.
I was born in North Carolina when my father was stationed there. When he returned to that base I was in 4th Grade and my 9 year old self dropped dimes in a can to help purchase this ship - so - I may well be a "part owner" of it. The Day my father got out of the service - we traveled to the Memorial - and it was the biggest toy I had ever played with. My Brother and I manned a Quad 40 mm weapon with one of us manning the elevation and the other the traverse. Later I manned one of the bow 20 mm's. On my way off the ship - I purchased a USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial Pocket Knife - which I carried with me for over 50 years. I used the small blade on that knife to turn Phillips Head screws - and on one trip to a Computer Lab in Puerto Rico I was laying on my back with a Pull Out System hanging from it's rack above me - using that knife as a screw driver ... Because I'd been sent there to Train some people - which never happened - I hadn't brought my tools - but I did work on a lot of computers. Fortunately I was eventually able to get a real screw driver - but until then - as so many other times - that pocket knife was pressed into service - the USS North Carolina - still preserving her nations freedom. .
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