Three Local Sailors at Battleship Row on Dec. 7, 1941-- Part 1: Jerry Dullum Was On the USS Arizona

From the December 7, 2019, Helena (Montana) Independent Record  "Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day:  Three local sailors were stationed at Battleship Row" by Curt Synness.

Jerry Dullum, Bill Ernst,  and Gary Holm were there.

Another Helenian, Ed Bowers, was aboard a ship by Ford Island.

Jerry Dullum was aboard the USS Arizona and became the first local man killed in WW II.  He was an electrician's mate 3rd class.  After graduating from Helena High in 1939, he worked at a smelter in East Helena before enlisting in the Navy in 1940.

His family first learned of the attack while getting ready for church.  His death was not verified until two weeks later by a telegram message.

East Helena's Cory-Dullum Post 1000 VFW is co-named for him.