Al Pesqueira entered the Navy at the age of 17 and served from 1943 to 1945 in the Pacific Theatre earning the rank of BMS 3 when he left the Navy in 1945! As the years went by, he would tell war stories of his time in the Navy!! The one that stands out the most in our minds was when Admiral Nimitz's ship was refueling off of Al's ship!! Al was standing on the forward deck supervising the re-fueling process when Admiral Nimitz yelled over at Al…
"Square
away your hat sailor!"
... and that's what Al remembered the most about being a U.S. Navy Sailor in the days of World War II!!!
Nimitz was a great admiral.
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