My father, Adrian Theron (A. T.) Sanders was a radio operator in the U. S. Navy on the USS Arkansas during World War II. His brother, Robert Donald Sanders, was a co-pilot on a B-17. Both were born and raised (and both are buried) in Ellisville, Mississippi. Both were nicknamed "Sandy." This site will include a lot of photos of them during their service years and some of their service items I have.
--steve

Thursday, February 08, 2007

In the first test, "Able," at Bikini, the bomb was dropped from a plane. The USS Arkansas survived. In the second test, "Baker," a bomb was detonated underwater. The Arkansas did not survive. I saw a photo in a book during the 80s which showed the mushroom cloud coming up out of the water with a black shape on its right side identified as the Arkansas.
I found a war department video of the Baker test. The Arkansas can be seen on the right side taken up in the mushroom
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