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Sailor=William Emblom RName=Katherine Emblom Relation=Daughter.

My father used to tell when he was aboard ship just prior to the U.S. entering WWII. I remember his telling us that he and his buddies were out in the Pacific when they saw a Japanese plane flying in the air. Their question: What was a Zero doing way out there? A day later, they heard about Pearl Harbor. They realized they'd seen the advance party.

Dad died September 10, 2001--an accident, not old age. I miss those stories. He let me read his ship diary. Just before the Battle of Cape Esperance, he, like many of the young men, were itching to fight. At last, the Reluctant Dragon would see action. The day after, all he could write was that a lot of good men died.

Dad worked in Fire Control. In the battle of Cape Esperance, he led some people to get life jackets. They ducked behind the ship's metal, trying to dodge the fire. In retrospect, he said that the steel wouldn't have done a darn thing to stop them from getting hit.

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