To all the descendants of all these brave sailors
that were killed in action or perished
from the sinking of these fine ships
USS ATLANTA CL-51 ~ USS JUNEAU CL-52.
.
.
.
Please share the webpage named
"Juanita, you have touched my heart and soul!"

I would like for every child and widow of the deceased crew members think that they are like Juanita and her mother in the webpage "Juanita, you have touched 
my heart and soul!" You don't know it but you have all touched it very much. I only wish that I could make a memorial for each one of you. I can't because of
the server space that would be needed to do it.

It is to bad that these fine ships and their crews had to fight this battle. I thank them from the bottom of my heart that they did. 

"TO THOSE THAT GAVE ALL"
They saved our freedom for which we shall always be thankful.

This Memorial is not to be used for profit.

This is your insurance that when I depart from this earth or the Internet that 
these heroes will never be forgotten. This is your personal copy of the Memorial. You may make copies for all your relatives.

I wish you and your families the very best and hope they never have to go 
through what your hero and you had to endure.

God Bless you all. ~~~~ Paul
.


.
In 1996 when I first when on line. The first thing that I did was search for the 
USS OAKLAND-CL95 and then for her sister ships. Needless to say there was nothing except the "WAR DIARY" of the USS JUNEAU. At that time I made a promise to honor those brave men of USS ATLANTA and USS JUNEAU if I 
ever got the ships final rosters. I am happy to report that I received the roster in time for the 55th Anniversary that follows. The battle that they were lost in 
turned out to be the turning point of the war in the south Pacific. The Japanese were on the advance in big time up to that point. It was a very slow retreat back 
to their homeland which took almost three more bloody years of war.
.
When the torpedo hit on the morning of 13 November it was of sufficient concussion to buckle the deck just aft of turret 8 plus throwing three depth 
charges overboard. When the USS JUNEAU blew up from the torpedo and with the three depth charges exploding everyone thought that there were no survivors.
They didn't take the time to check this out as they had wounded and dying men, and there was all kinds of battle damage in the other ships.

I am sorry to say in those days ships where everything.
THE NAVY DIDN'T HAVE VERY MANY SHIPS LEFT
and the lives of our brave men were expendable.

This may or may not explain to you why men were left to die
in the case of the USS JUNEAU.
May these heroes rest in peace.

The above statement is the opinion of
Paul D. Henriott
Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Army Retired
Plank owner in USS OAKLAND CL-95
.


I dedicate the 55th Anniversary Special to the last living survivor of the USS JUNEAU (CL-52). 

Frank Alfred Holmgren, GM3c, my shipmate, and plank owner in the 
USS OAKLAND. He is living in Eatontown, New Jersey.
.

.



ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A SPECIAL THANKS TO MY DEAR FRIENDS
THAT REALLY WANTED TO HELP IN THIS HONOR
TO THOSE THAT GAVE ALL


.
CAPTAIN GEORGE L. MARTIN  CHC, USN, (Ret) - MEMORIAL MESSAGE (DECEASED)

LT. COL. ROBIN L HIGGINS, USMC, (Ret) - HYMNS

SPECIAL THANKS TO A CANADIAN JASON A. JONES (aka MoonDuster) (DECEASED)

KAREN MARIE BROWN -GRAPHICS

SHIRLEY LANE - AWARD - GRAPHICS

PANDORA - GREETINGS FROM BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - GRAPHICS

LAURA SLAYTON PHILLIPS - GRAPHICS

DIANE RITT - GRAPHICS

JONI TERRIO - GRAPHICS - AWARD

CURT B. HENRIOTT - SCANNING

MARY MARTIN RIVAS - PROOF READER

GEORGE J. WERNER, ATCS, USN, (Ret) - PROOF READER

DON EDWARDS - USS ATLANTA ROSTER

STANLEY & SANDY URBAN - USS JUNEAU ROSTER

SHARON (ANGELHEART) - AWARD

DR. REV. CASSANDRA D. ANAYA, PhD.  - AWARD

JEN BAUER - AWARD

MARY BROUSSARD - AWARD

REV. BEN CIOLCZYNSKI - AWARD

GRANDMAS - AWARD

GEORGE M. "Gunny" FALLON - AWARD

LADY KATILYN - AWARD

ELIZABETH G. MELILLO, Ph.D - AWARD

FAITH MORELL -AWARD

DEBBY PEARE - AWARD

EMMETT QUEEN - AWARD

CHUCK "DOC" STEWART - AWARD

AL VARELAS - AWARD
.


. 55th Anniversary Special
CRUISE MAY BE TAKEN

 
THIS MAY BE VERY EMOTIONAL
HAVE KLEENEX BOX HANDY

This Web Page was created by and
is maintained by Paul D. Henriott
Last updated 31 March 2005

.