For many Hamilton families Pearl Harbor began the nightmare of World War II. For one Hamilton sailor it brought about death at a time when he wasn’t even supposed to be on a ship.
Harold Schrank, 24, was Hamilton’s first World War II casualty and was killed Dec. 7, 1941, on the USS Arizona. This year marks the 80 th anniversary of Pearl Harbor.
According to information found in the Dec. 26, 1941, Ha…
