From the moment the Navy approved a plan to turn the USS
Iowa into an interactive museum, veterans from around the nation who served on
the battleship have been flocking to California to help with the massive
restoration project.
“Iowans are interested in seeing the ship saved, and they
should be,” said John Wolfinbarger, 87, who served on the Iowa during WWII.
“This ship is named after that state.”
The restoration, which carries a price tag of up to $12
million, got under way shortly after the ship was moved from the “ghost fleet”
of Suisun Bay to Richmond, Calif., in October. Read more here…
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