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Nevada

CountryUnited States
Ship ClassNevada-class Battleship
Hull NumberBB-36
BuilderBethlehem Fore River Shipyard
Laid Down4 Apr 1912
Launched11 Jul 1914
Commissioned11 Mar 1916
Decommissioned29 Aug 1946
Displacement27,500 tons standard
Length583 feet
Beam85 feet
Draft28 feet
Crew864
Armament10x14-in, 21x5-in, 4x21-in torpedo tubes

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ww2dbaseNevada was the lead ship of her class. The Nevada, which was the first to introduce the superfiring triple turret into US Navy service, was an important design change for US battleships. In 1911-12 firing trials against the San Marcos (formerly the USS Texas, a veteran of the 1898 Spanish-American War, decommissioned in 1911) had revealed that medium and light armour was of no value against large-calibre armour-piercing shells. The Nevada and her sister vessel, Oklahoma, were therefore designed as the first US battleships to be armoured in the "all-or-nothing" system - adopted by other navies after World War I - whereby vital areas of the hull were screened by the maximum thickness of armour belt, kept narrow and capped by a thick armoured deck, while less vital areas of the vessel’s hull would remain unprotected. On the Nevada a 13.5-inch belt in a single strake ran for c.400 feet amidships and extended 9 feet above and 8 feet 6 inches below the waterline. This was closed off fore and aft by 13.5-inch transverse bulkheads to form a strong citadel over magazines and machinery. Heavy armour also protected turrets, where penetration by an incoming shell could, and in all probability would be catastrophic, the conning tower from where an engagement would have to be directed, the barbettes to protect the hoists and turret machinery, and the funnel base, but, apart from an 8in strake over the steering machinery aft, only the armoured decks protected the bow and stern. The secondary armament was left unprotected.

ww2dbaseHer armament consisted of ten 14-inch guns installed in two triple-gun turrets (the first in US battleships) and two superfiring twin turrets, fore and aft. These were the first oil-burning US battleships (reciprocating machinery was fitted in Oklahoma) and had single funnels. During extensive modernization in 1927-29, both warships were reboilered with six Bureau-Express units and Nevada was given 31,300 SHP geared turbines taken from the stricken USS North Dakota (BB-29), a target ship since 1924. Additionally, horizontal protection was improved, Anti-Aircraft armament augmented and aircraft catapults fitted atop the third turrets (later repositioned over the stern). The Nevada's secondary armament was steadily increased throughout her war service and by 1944 consisted of no less than sixteen 5-inch dual purpose guns, forty 40-millimeter anti-aircraft and 36 x 20-millimeter, which increased the Nevada's crew complement to some 1,049 naval personnel.

ww2dbaseUSS Nevada was commissioned before WW1, in which war she saw action near Britain as an American ship of the British Grand Fleet. During the inter-war years, she saw a flurry of activity which included serving in both oceans that flanked each side of the United States, a cruise to Brazil in 1922, and cruise to Australia and New Zealand in 1925. The cruise of Australia and New Zealand caught the attention of the Japanese, making note that the battleship of the United States could sail the span of the Pacific.

ww2dbaseNevada was extensively overhauled in 1927-30 at Norfolk, Virginia, United States, exchanging her masts for tripods, receiving a new superstructure, relocating her five-inch secondary battery, installing new anti-aircraft guns, among others.

ww2dbaseOn 7 Dec 1941, Nevada was moored in Pearl Harbor off Ford Island directly behind the USS Arizona. Nevada's Officer of the Deck was newly commissioned Ensign Joseph Taussig, Jr., son of a Vice Admiral, who had just graduated from the Naval Academy and was serving his very first watch as Officer of the Deck. Not only that, but on this Sunday morning, this Ensign was the senior-most officer aboard the battleship. Upon taking the Deck, Ensign Taussig ordered a second boiler lit when the normal practice for battleships in port was to run on just one boiler. He had no real reason for ordering a second boiler lit; he was Officer of the Deck and gave the order mostly because he could. When the Japanese air attack began, Ensign Taussig, who was primarily a gunnery officer, quickly directed Nevada's anti-aircraft guns to go into action as the ship was struck by a torpedo on the port side. This came very early in the initial Japanese air attack, the same torpedo attack that badly damaged Oklahoma, West Virginia, and California. When a bomb from the horizontal bombers detonated Arizona's forward magazine and burning oil began spreading across the water toward Nevada, it became clear to the more seasoned non-commissioned members of the crew that Nevada had to be moved or they would risk losing the ship. The minimum steam to move a battleship required two boilers, so Nevada was uniquely prepared among the battleships to get underway. Two very experienced warrant officers, one Boatswain and one Machinist, and also perhaps the most experience helmsman in the fleet, acting without orders, started chopping lines and barking orders to get Nevada moving. What normally would have taken a leadership team of several officers, a harbor pilot, and four tugboats two hours to accomplish, these men did in a matter of minutes.

ww2dbaseJust as Nevada was beginning to move, one of her officers, a Lieutenant Commander, returned aboard and assumed the conn. Nevada was then very skillfully backed away from her berth, turned in place with port and starboard screws pushing and pulling in opposite directions, and then proceeded ahead into the channel, passing mere feet from the furiously burning Arizona. Ahead, in the center of the channel, lay the harbor dredge Turbine. Extending from Turbine to Ford Island was the dredge's floating pipeline that fully blocked that half of the channel. Maneuvering the lumbering capital ship around the dredge normally would have also required the assistance of several tugs but Nevada could not wait. With expert helmsmanship, Nevada glided close by the Ten-Ten Dock, around the dredge, and turned back toward the channel. These maneuvers came at a cost, however. To make her way down the channel on her own, Nevada had to move at dead-slow speeds at the very moment a wave of Japanese dive-bombers were commencing their attack. Seeing the Nevada underway, the attackers seized on this target of opportunity and subjected the battleship to a punishing bombardment. As much as the Japanese wanted to sink the Nevada in the channel to bottle up the harbor, the Americans wanted to avoid that very same thing.

ww2dbaseWith one torpedo hit in the port bow and commensurate counter-flooding into the voids of the starboard bow, the Nevada was conspicuously down by the head. With fires still burning forward, the risk of sinking was very real. So as to not sink and block the channel, the decision was made to beach the battleship alongside the channel just past the drydocks at Hospital Point. The helmsman set the heavy bow against the bank as easily as he could. Just as the anchor was being readied to drop, a Japanese bomb exploded on the foredeck, killing the Boatswain warrant officer who was so instrumental in getting the ship under way. The outgoing tide created a down-channel current which, along with a light wind blowing in the same direction, swung the stern around so that the ship's starboard side was against the shore beside the floating drydock.

ww2dbaseShortly after the beaching, the USS Shaw in the floating drydock exploded with a tremendous flash that was second in intensity only to the explosion of the Arizona's forward magazine. The rolling fireball rising from the Shaw was well photographed that morning and many of those photographs, particularly the ones taken from Ford Island, also show the Nevada beached along the edge of the channel.

ww2dbaseThe bottom where Nevada was beached was not very flat so there was still a risk of the ship sinking and skidding over into the channel. Orders were quickly given for harbor tugs and other yard craft to assist Nevada off Hospital Point and beach her again against the side of the Waipi'o Peninsula opposite the Ford Island seaplane ramp. This time she was grounded by the stern with her bow pointed down-channel alongside channel buoy No. 19.

ww2dbaseWhile Nevada's sortie to Hospital Point was a short one, barely 12 times her own length, she was the only battleship to move during the attack and the sight of her making her way down the channel amidst the roiling black smoke was said to be a very inspirational sight for those in the harbor. Nevada suffered 60 men killed and 109 wounded during the attack. Both of the senior warrant officers who worked to get the ship underway, Boatswain Edwin Hill and Machinist Donald Ross, were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions that day, Hill posthumously. Ensign Taussig was awarded the Navy Cross for his leadership in directing Nevada's guns and he also received injuries during the attack that later cost him his leg.

ww2dbaseSome historians credit the Nevada's sortie with diverting the Japanese dive bombing wave from what had been their primary target of the drydocks and oil storage tanks. Not targeting the repair and storage facilities has long been considered a principal flaw in Japan's execution of the attack.

ww2dbaseSalvage work on the Nevada began almost immediately and she was refloated enough to move back across the channel to the drydocks by 12 Feb 1942. She received temporary repairs at Pearl Harbor and sailed to Puget Sound Navy Yard for further repairs in Apr 1942. She spent the rest of the year receiving permanent repairs and improvements, including a greatly enhanced anti-aircraft gun battery.

ww2dbaseNevada returned to combat during the Attu landings in May 1943 against the Japanese. In Jun 1944 she fired against German defenses during the Normandy landings in France, then again in similar roles in Aug and Sep 1944 during the invasion of Southern France. After relining her gun barrels at New York on the east coast of the United States, she returned to the Pacific Ocean and supported the operations in Iwo Jima and Okinawa in 1945. At Okinawa, she was struck by a suicide special attack aircraft and lost 11 men, but she continued to supply critical naval gun support for the ground troops.

ww2dbaseWhen the war ended, Nevada was anchored in San Pedro Bay, Leyte, in the Philippines. While this was not the front row seat Nevada had for America's first day of the war, nor was it the front row seat for what may have been America's second-most important single day of the war (D-Day), to finish the war having served at Pearl Harbor, Normandy, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa certainly gave Nevada a particularly well-rounded summary of wartime service.

ww2dbaseAfter WW2, the obsolete battleship was assigned to serve as a target during the Jul 1946 atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll of the Marshall Islands. She survived the blast, but she was poisoned with radiation. She was decommissioned in Aug 1946 and sunk by gunfire and torpedoes on 31 Jul 1948.

ww2dbaseSources:
Tony Gibbons, The Complete Encyclopedia of Battleships and Battlecruisers (Salamander Books 1983)
Bill Kelly blog: USS Nevada Sortie at Pearl Harbor
US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Wikipedia

Last Major Revision: Jan 2017

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Nevada Operational Timeline

11 Mar 1916 Nevada was commissioned into service.
9 Oct 1923 USS Nevada arrived at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for maintenance.
1 Dec 1923 USS Nevada departed Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
25 Jun 1924 USS Nevada arrived at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for repairs.
8 Dec 1924 USS Nevada arrived at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for overhaul.
2 Feb 1925 USS Nevada departed Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
6 Jan 1926 USS Nevada arrived at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for maintenance.
19 Feb 1926 USS Nevada departed Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
11 Apr 1931 USS Nevada arrived at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for repairs.
10 Jun 1931 USS Nevada departed Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
9 Dec 1932 USS Nevada arrived at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for maintenance.
11 Mar 1933 USS Nevada departed Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
7 Jun 1933 USS Nevada arrived at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for maintenance.
5 Sep 1933 USS Nevada departed Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
18 Jan 1936 USS Nevada arrived at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for overhaul.
18 Apr 1936 USS Nevada departed Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
28 Jul 1937 USS Nevada arrived at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for overhaul.
2 Nov 1937 USS Nevada departed Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
22 Jan 1939 USS Nevada arrived at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for overhaul.
20 Apr 1939 USS Nevada departed Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
25 Nov 1940 USS Nevada arrived at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for maintenance.
25 Feb 1941 USS Nevada departed Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
6 Dec 1941 Battleships USS Nevada arrived at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Islands.
1 May 1942 USS Nevada arrived at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for extensive rehabilitation and repairs following the Pearl Harbor Attack.
29 Aug 1946 Nevada was decommissioned from service.
31 Jul 1948 The battleship USS Nevada, having survived both sinking at Pearl Harbor and the Bikini Atoll atom bomb test, was finally destroyed as a target off US Territory of Hawaii.




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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. the_ed17 says:
20 Jan 2009 01:47:34 PM

I wrote most of the Wikipedia article on this ship. :) Good job! Only thoughts: last sentence, third para should be "battleshipS of the United States" (plural) and shouldn't ship names be italicized? Cheers!
2. John Pritchett says:
6 Apr 2010 02:01:25 PM

To whom it may concern:

I am trying to confirm that my father, J.L. (Jim) Pritchett, was a member of the USS Nevada on Dec. 7, 1941. If anyone has direction where I might find a crew list, or any other information that my point me in the right direction, I would be greatly appreciated.
3. Anonymous says:
9 Jun 2010 06:18:39 PM

I am also trying to find a crew list, my uncle was on board the USS Nevada Dec.7th 1941 and it would be great to see crew list and maybe pictures of shipmates. If anyone could be of help that would be great.
4. Anonymous says:
24 Jun 2010 10:15:33 AM

I am trying to find the crew list that may have my Grandfathers name, he was on the Nevada during WW I. Can anyone help?
5. Tom Raywood says:
23 Nov 2010 01:22:05 PM

This looks like a proper resource for obtaining crew lists:

http://www.ussrankin.org/crewlists.htm
6. Patty Combs says:
18 Nov 2011 11:07:35 AM

Im trying to find out if my father Joseph H Zeallor was on the USS Nevada. He was in WWII and passed away in 1970 when I was a little girl. Im trying to find and naval information that is available on him. Please contact me if you can help. Thanks
7. Steve Yeager says:
9 Mar 2012 04:48:35 PM

My Grandfather was Howard A Yeager XO of the nevada from 1943 to 1945. we have a Nevada yearbook and it has many pictures and references. If anyone might know of him or someone that served under him then email me at admiralyeager@gmail.com and that would be greatly appreciated
8. John J. Haeg says:
6 Apr 2012 03:12:03 PM

George was my neighbor growing up in the Tri Cities, Washington State, and was a personal friend and mentor who was at Pearl Harbor on board the USS Nevada on Dec 7, 1941. George passed away on March 26, 2012, at the age of 91 having joined in the Navy in 1939. George served throughout WWII in the South Pacific. Through our discussions, taught me the importance of serving having did two tours in the United States Marine Corps. George will be missed by all, Semper Fi,
9. Phillip Mason says:
15 May 2012 07:40:50 PM

My granddaddy served on the Nevada. She was a great ship. I have his Nevada year book and other things from that time. It means so much to me. I am proud to know he served on the only battleship that got underway at pearl harbour. His name was Leonard Mason.
10. Anonymous says:
31 Jul 2012 06:28:18 PM

My grandfather served on the Nevada from 1942 to 1945. Any yearbook he may have had & all of his medals were lost. I am trying to find pictures etc. for our family history. He is now deceased. Any help?
11. larry mullins says:
23 Sep 2012 01:06:28 AM

my father Edward Mullins war at p.harbor.I would love to know more about him and his service time...How do I do this?
12. Luke says:
17 Jan 2013 01:54:10 PM

I would enjoy any information about the USS Nevada from 1942 to1945. Any pictures of the crew would be awesome. My father, L.B. Hallmark served under Commander H. O. Yeager.
My email address is aphsct@westal.net
I live in Alabama
13. Timothy says:
12 Sep 2013 09:01:35 AM

I am interested in knowing if any images/pictures of the torpedo tubes on the Nevada or her sister ship (Oklahoma) (exterior/interior) exist and are available for viewing? Thank you.
14. Anonymous says:
2 Nov 2013 10:33:58 AM

My dad was on the USS Nevada. 1942-1946 was wounded by a Japanese suicide plane, (purple heart recipient Frank L. Merrill) any info. and/or pictures will be very much appreciated
15. Riel says:
7 Dec 2013 01:58:16 PM

My grandfather was Ignacio Aguellon and was the bandmaster on the ship. I am looking for any information on him.
16. Christina Carlton says:
2 Mar 2014 04:54:31 AM

Looking for crew listing around 1926.
17. Reva Meyers Glushien says:
14 Jun 2014 12:16:54 PM

I am looking for information regarding my father, Maurice B. Meyers, who served as a storekeeper, second class on the Nevada. He enlisted in September 1943 and discharged May 1946.

Thank you.
Reva Meyers Glushien
18. George L Gombasy says:
7 Dec 2014 10:44:09 AM

My father , Louis G Gombasy was with the Nevada at Pearl Harbor and received the Navy Cross for his actions. I am looking for anyone who has any information as to those actions other than in the official citation. I welcome any comments or opinions as to why he was singled out as there certainly many individual's actions that were equal in nature and at similar risk.
19. Barry Fernandez says:
6 Dec 2016 09:15:44 AM

Looking for info on my step-dad Alfred Cicillini and Cecil Macloud (my wife's Granddad). Both were cooks on the USS Nevada when it was bombed on Dec 7th 1941.
20. Peter J. Skiba says:
15 May 2017 01:06:14 PM

My Dad Pete Skiba was on the USS Nevada during the Pearl Harbor attack. His usual assignment was as a mailman. I believe that under attack there was probably another assignment for a mailman to assume. Does anyone know what that assignment was? Any help greatly appreciated.
21. thomas hoffstetter says:
22 May 2017 10:28:24 AM

My father,James hoffstetter also was at Pearl hbr Dec 7 1941 on the nevada.his rate , gunners mate- believe his service started w/ this ship. Later transfered to the uss phoenix - also any info would help
22. gerald goudie says:
22 Jun 2017 12:17:32 PM

My dad, Ray Goudie, was a Fire Controlman for the main batteries. He served on the Nevada shortly before Pearl Harbor, through D-Day to the end of WWII. He was one of the men responsible for the "legendary" accuracy of her big guns. After I retired from the military I became friends with Capt. Don Ross, winner of the Medal of Honor. My wife and I loved talking with him about his experiences on the Nevada.
23. Greg Kachoeff says:
14 Aug 2017 11:26:44 PM

My father Arthur Kachoeff served on the Nevada from I believe Normandy, through the Pacific theater and also volunteered to serve at the Bikini bomb testing. I still have his cherished Nevada book, and formal black uniform. I'm very proud of him and his many friends whom I had the pleasure of meeting through the years of his life.
24. Karen Kent says:
23 Sep 2017 02:48:32 AM

looking for a crew list for the uss nevada for dec 7, 1941.
25. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
23 Sep 2017 11:50:10 PM

Karen Kent (above):
The crew lists you speak of were called Muster Rolls by the Navy and they can be viewed at Fold3.com. There was not a Muster Roll specific to 7 Dec 1941 but the regular quarterly Muster Roll would have been completed on 31 Dec 1941. The previous Muster Roll would have been prepared 30 Sep 1941 with monthly updates of any intervening changes. Also, Muster Rolls only listed enlisted men; officers were accounted for in the Deck Log which are not available online so far as I know.
26. Jim Jensen says:
8 Feb 2018 04:51:10 PM

My father served aboard BB36 from before Pearl till the end of the war. I have been trying to locate the final resting place of the ship. Several write ups say it was sunk southwest of Hawaii. However, a 2004 documentary shows an under water shot of the stern of “NEVADA” in a lagoon in the Marshall islands. Does anyone know the accurate location ?
27. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
8 Feb 2018 11:33:51 PM

Jim Jensen (above):
The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships describes Nevada being sunk as a target ship off Hawaii 31 July 1948. Navy photo #80-G-498282 shows the ship sinking with a caption saying the same thing.
28. Bobbi Johnson says:
3 Mar 2018 06:14:04 PM

Several years ago I found a flag at a local Goodwill. Hated seeing it there languishing, I purchased it, brought it home and was surprised at several things - it was on a cane pole, it had forty-eight stars and more than half of it is stained with oil. I get the feeling it was at Pearl Harbor on December 7th. Is there anyway to look at the crew compliments of those ships and cross match them with personnel who might have moved to Minnesota and perished here, especially near St. Paul?
29. Anonymous says:
4 May 2018 01:54:57 PM

what is the thing in google maps that said uss neveda bb36 and it is onlty a rock?
30. larry mullins says:
7 Dec 2018 05:35:30 AM

need info for crew member Edward Mullins
31. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
7 Dec 2018 11:03:22 AM

Larry Mullins (above):
Nevada Muster Rolls list S2c Edward (NMN) Mullins, service number 287 52 62, was received aboard on 2 Sep 1941. They also show he enlisted on 13 Feb 1941 at Louisville, Kentucky. They also show he was transferred to the Naval Hospital at Pearl Harbor on 7 Dec 1941 but returned to the ship 6 weeks later. He then remained on the Nevada Muster Rolls until 20 Feb 1943 when he was transferred to USS Idaho. Knowing his service number, date of enlistment, and place of enlistment will be useful to you when you request a copy of his service record from the National Archives, which I strongly recommend that you do. To learn more about how to make that request, see https://ww2db.com/faq/#3.
32. Anonymous says:
24 Feb 2019 05:27:54 PM

Looking any information on my grand father who served on the Nevada, name Glenn Muscato
33. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
26 Feb 2019 03:29:15 PM

Anonymous (above):
According to Nevada’s Muster Rolls, Seaman 2nd class Glenn Harold Muscato, service number 662 20 77, reported aboard 5 Aug 1942 in Bremerton, Washington and remained aboard until 4 Jan 1944 when he was transferred to the Naval Hospital at Chelsea, Massachusetts for treatment. The Muster Rolls do not say why he needed treatment and the ship’s War Diaries do not list any crew injuries leading up to this. At this time, the ship was putting in to Boston’s drydocks to repair storm damage sustained in the North Atlantic over Christmas 1943 so it is possible he was injured in those same heavy seas.

The best source of information about your grandfather’s service would be his service record, which I wholeheartedly encourage you to obtain. See https://ww2db.com/faq/#3.
34. Andrew Knight says:
5 Apr 2019 09:50:23 PM

Looking for any information on my grandfather as well James Knight. Thankyou
35. mark says:
12 May 2019 12:56:53 PM

Can you tell me if a Clifford M. Thompson was on the Nevada at Pearl Harbor?
36. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
12 May 2019 09:33:14 PM

Mark (above):
Nevada WWII Muster Rolls do not list a Clifford M. Thompson at any point during the war. However, Marcum Clifford Thompson is listed in the Muster Rolls fairly consistently from 1939 until he was promoted to a warrant officer in 1942 (officers and warrant officers are not listed in Muster Rolls, they are accounted for elsewhere). If this is the right Thompson, it appears he was aboard during the Pearl Harbor Attack.
37. Jeff Mischell says:
25 Jun 2019 03:08:06 PM

Check to see if a member of my family was on board during Pearl Harbor. The last name is Menn. Possible injury with a broken back.
38. Anonymous says:
27 Jun 2019 06:21:28 PM

Jeff Mischell (above):
Nevada Muster Rolls for Dec 1941 list a SF2c Robert O. Menn transferred off the ship on 7 Dec 1941 to the Naval Hospital in Pearl Harbor. Menn had been listed in the Nevada Muster Rolls very consistently since 1938. He shows up on the Muster Roll of the troop transport USS Henderson in Jan 42 as a passenger headed stateside. Muster Rolls do not describe injuries so there is nothing more here about the nature or extent of his injuries.
39. G Kochmer says:
4 Dec 2019 04:16:45 PM

My uncle, John F Heffron, was on the Nevada during the Pearl HArbor attack. I've found him on the most recent muster rolls prior to the attack. Just wonderig if there are any other pictures or stories out there about him. Believe he was an electrician's mate. Thanks!
40. J. Wheatley says:
30 Dec 2019 09:16:39 AM

My uncle, Warren Wheatley, was on the Nevada the morning it was bombed. He was wounded and, after being hospitalized, was transferred to another ship. He was an underwater welder. Anyone remember him?
41. James GillilandAnonymous says:
5 Apr 2020 05:33:51 PM

Hello my name is James my dad was on the ship and we share the same name so anybody know anything just shoot me an email OK
42. Grant Palmer says:
20 Apr 2020 08:54:31 PM

Harold Palmer
43. JEFF PIKJE says:
5 May 2020 01:07:00 PM

my grandfather served on the uss Nevada,his name was Aubrey f rose,the toughest nicest man I knew,never spoke of his time but I always remember a painting my grandmother had of a navy ship which in later years I found out it was the uss Nevada,when he passed my grandmother had him cremated per his wishes and you know what?,they found a bullit in him that he never told anyone about! lol one tough old guy that I always looked up to.any one remember him?
44. Tom Horn says:
4 Jun 2020 04:29:09 PM

You can purchase the Cruise book which is the book given to each sailor after the return from war. www.navyboy63.com $40 or $50 and you can also get the paper copy but it is printed one sided per page. The CD is exactly like the book.
45. Tom Horn says:
5 Jun 2020 06:02:46 AM

Cruise book @ www.navyboy63.com
46. Tom Horn says:
5 Jun 2020 10:47:02 AM

How can I find the Muster rolls from 1942 and up
47. AnonymousDick ramsey says:
8 Jun 2020 03:19:03 PM

Served on NevadaBB36 from 1943/46
48. John Harrington Anonymous says:
13 Oct 2020 01:41:45 PM

Dick Ramsey , do you remember Dean Rudesill , Gunnery Mate aboard ? He was a R.E. Agent for my Company in So. Cal. In the 80’s , thanks, John
49. Dennis Walker says:
7 Feb 2021 03:10:36 PM

Anyone one know Carl Crowder who served on the Nevada. Don't know the dates, but probably after Pearl.
50. terry allen says:
9 Jun 2021 12:33:41 PM

my great grandfather was Conrad Blane Harwell, he was machinist mate 1st class on bb-36
51. Brendan Smith says:
17 Jan 2022 01:57:03 AM

My father served on the Nevada and was on board during the attack at Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. His name was Lowery Taylor Smith from Kentucky and Tennessee. Looking for any records or other information available.
52. Ron Scott says:
29 May 2022 04:50:18 PM

My uncle James Scott was on the Nevada when a Komikaze hit the ship near Okinawa He was injured from the crash. Would anyone here remember him?
53. Christe Ashley says:
4 Sep 2022 08:25:13 AM

My father, Charles H. Bull, was serving on the Nevada the day it was attacked. He suffered two broken legs but he survived. He went on to serve in the Navy for 30 years. Started as an enlistee and eventually worked his way up to WO3 (Mustng).
54. Isaiah Mattson says:
21 Dec 2022 04:05:40 PM

My great grandpa, Ernest Mattson, from Wabasha Minnesota was a fire controlman on the Nevada. He jumped into a gun turret to avoid the bombings. He was one of the last couple remaining survivors until 2013 when he passed at 97. Looking for any records or stories.
55. Lynn Estes says:
29 Dec 2022 09:09:24 AM

My high school NJROTC instructor from 68-71 was the helmsmen on the Nevada that day. He was a white hat then but raised to the rank of LCDR by retirement. His name was Roy G Johnson and he was an idol to me and swore me into the Navy in 1971!

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