fishnut 2,358 Posted November 11, 2019 Being veterans day I figured is share this. My dad's cousin recently found this transcript of an interview of my grandfather Felix V Balodis and his experience during the attack on Pearl Harbor. https://www.nps.gov/valr/learn/historyculture/upload/FelixBalodis.pdf 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
louu 399 Posted November 13, 2019 Thanks for sharing man Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishnut 2,358 Posted November 13, 2019 2 hours ago, louu said: Thanks for sharing man No problem. I have the piece of shrapnel he spoke about (the one he kept) but I did not know the story behind it. It's still in a box from the move but I'll try and dig it out and post up a pic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
louu 399 Posted November 13, 2019 Is he still alive? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fishnut 2,358 Posted November 13, 2019 3 hours ago, louu said: Is he still alive? He is not, died when I was pretty young. Heart attack in the water swimming a small sail boat out to its mooring. A salior to his last breath. I did inherit an eagle N walther PP .22lr from him when I was old enough Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jm1827 284 Posted November 15, 2019 Thanks for sharing, I just read the entire article, gave me chills. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites