Elaine Strong was just 17 when her fiancé, Donald McPherson, announced he was dropping out of high school to join the Navy. It was 1941, just a few months before the attack on Pearl Harbor. “He said, ‘I want to be a sailor. I'm not...
By KELLY ZHOU, Orange County Register: Local
Thu, 08/15/2013 - 1:05pm
Elaine Strong was just 17 when her fiancé, Donald McPherson, announced he was dropping out of high school to join the Navy. It was 1941, just a few months before the attack on Pearl Harbor. “He said, ‘I want to be a sailor. I'm not...