2010-06-04 / Community

Witness to Pearl Harbor receives city commendation


STILL GOING STRONG— At Monday’s Simi Valley Memorial Day service at Pioneer Cemetery, 94-year-old Navy veteran Ford W. Rice was given a commendation from the city for being the oldest living veteran in attendance. Here he’s pictured alongside grandson Scott Furbershaw. Rice, a resident of Simi Valley, was aboard a hospital ship in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 when the Japanese launched their sudden attack. Rice helped carry the wounded from the U.S.S. Arizona to where they could be treated. KYLE JORREY/Acorn Newspapers STILL GOING STRONG— At Monday’s Simi Valley Memorial Day service at Pioneer Cemetery, 94-year-old Navy veteran Ford W. Rice was given a commendation from the city for being the oldest living veteran in attendance. Here he’s pictured alongside grandson Scott Furbershaw. Rice, a resident of Simi Valley, was aboard a hospital ship in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 when the Japanese launched their sudden attack. Rice helped carry the wounded from the U.S.S. Arizona to where they could be treated. KYLE JORREY/Acorn Newspapers

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