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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Claude Ortiz

Hometown

Honolulu, Hawaii

Honored By

Fred Schroeder

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Activity During WWII

HE WAS A SHIPYARD WORKER AT PEARL HARBOR WHEN THE JAPANESE ATTACKED ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. HE WAS CALLED ON TO JACK-HAMMER AND CHISEL THROUGH THE HULL OF THE USS OKLAHOMA TO RESCUE TRAPPED SAILORS. THE TEAM RESCUED 32 MEN FROM THE USS OKLAHOMA.