From the December 4, 2016, Shelby (NC) Star "Pearl Harbor survivor from Gaston County part of a dwindling breed" by Michael Barrett.
Gene Reinhardt, 95.
Enlisted in the Army after dropping out of Shelby High School in 1940. Was a technician fifth grade and oversaw radio and telephone communications on Oahu. Schofield Barracks was 15 miles away and Wheeler Army Airfield much closer and a major target of the Japanese pilots.
After Pearl Harbor he transferred to Australia and participated in many landings in the Pacific Theater, including New Guinea. Discharged 1945.
Officials are not sure how many Pearl Harbor veterans remain, but in 2013, it was estimated their numbers to be between 2,000 and 2,500.
True American Heroes.
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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