/joe-cooper-survived-the-burning-of-wwiis-uss-ommaney-bay-and-served-again-in-korea/ Honoring the men and women who served so bravely in our Armed Forces Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:46:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /joe-cooper-survived-the-burning-of-wwiis-uss-ommaney-bay-and-served-again-in-korea/#comment-14618 Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:46:45 +0000 /?p=4741#comment-14618 My grandfather Elmer Faust was a firefighter on the Ommaney Bay when it was attacked.
Obviously there wasn’t much they could do after the attack.
He survived in the water for several hours from what I have been told.
He gave his life jacket to a cook who could not swim but still managed to stay afloat until rescued.
It’s great that they have located the final resting place of the ship!

]]> /joe-cooper-survived-the-burning-of-wwiis-uss-ommaney-bay-and-served-again-in-korea/#comment-6452 Fri, 29 Sep 2023 06:34:04 +0000 /?p=4741#comment-6452 Andrew and Michael – I just found your story tonight while researching my dad’s cousin who was KIA in WWII. For years I’ve been trying to find more details but was unsuccessful. I knew he was Navy but finally found a document that he was on the Ommaney Bay. I then did a search and found your article. A wonderful piece! Is there any chance I can reach out to Joe Cooper who was on that ship when it went down? Perhaps he’d like to chat, or maybe not. Thank you so very much! Dan Belville. Cousin KIA was Homer Belville 1/4/1945

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