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    Pearl Harbor survivor shares story with sailors [Image 7 of 7]

    Pearl Harbor survivor shares story with sailors

    MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HI, UNITED STATES

    12.02.2016

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Jesus Sepulveda Torres 

    Marine Corps Base Hawaii

    Melvin Heckman, a Pearl Harbor survivor, signs a picture of a P-3C Orion, used by Patrol Squadron 9, as a gift to the unit after visiting one of their squadron aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii, December 2, 2016. Heckman is known for rescuing sailors from the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor after the ship was attacked by Japanese Zeros. "I reached out to grab a man's hand to help him up and take him to the island," said Heckman, a Sheridan, Wyoming, native. "I got him out of the water and saw that everything below his belly button was missing; he died in my arms" Heckman was awarded a purple heart for his bravery after receiving burn wounds from an explosion by a Japanese bomber and rescuing service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabelo Tabanguil)

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    Date Taken: 12.02.2016
    Date Posted: 12.03.2016 23:18
    Photo ID: 3029478
    VIRIN: 161202-M-IT777-125
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 3.1 MB
    Location: MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, HI, US
    Hometown: SHERIDAN, WY, US

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