Pearl Harbor survivor Senior Chief George A. Brown (Ret.) visits the newly built USS Oklahoma Memorial on Ford Island, which is dedicated to the 429 Sailors killed aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma (BB 37).

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Dec. 03, 2007) Pearl Harbor survivor Senior Chief George A. Brown (Ret.) visits the newly built USS Oklahoma Memorial on Ford Island, which is dedicated to the 429 Sailors killed aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma (BB 37) during the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Brown said he narrowly escaped through a hatch that had been blown open following the last torpedo to hit the crippled ship. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist David Rush File# 071203-N-0879R-002