Bob Warnock (October 24, 1912 – August 3, 2004) was a sailor on the deck of the submarine, USS Cachalot, when the attack on Pearl Harbor began. After witnessing a Japanese plane torpedo the nearby USS Pennsylvania, he fired upon the plane with his sidearm. It was once thought that these were the first shots fired by an American in World War II, though these were in fact fired by the crew of USS Ward. Whether he struck the plane is unknown.
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| Name | Warnock, Bob |
| Alternative names | |
| Short description | United States Navy sailor |
| Date of birth | October 24, 1912 |
| Place of birth | |
| Date of death | August 3, 2004 |
| Place of death | |
| This article about a notable individual during World War II is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Famous quotes containing the word bob:
“It was because of me. Rumors reached Inman that I had made a deal with Bob Dole whereby Dole would fill a paper sack full of doggie poo, set it on fire, put it on Inman’s porch, ring the doorbell, and then we would hide in the bushes and giggle when Inman came to stamp out the fire. I am not proud of this. But this is what we do in journalism.”
—Roger Simon, U.S. syndicated columnist. Quoted in Newsweek, p. 15 (January 31, 1990)