From LONG ISLAND – by Ann Parry (ann-parry.com)
December 7, 2011
Today, on the 70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1941, I’m thinking back to this summer when I first met one of Long Island’s few remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, BILL HALLERAN, a member of Merrick Post #1282 of the American Legion.

Merrick, NY, USA. August 13, 2011. WILLIAM HALLERAN, Pearl Harbor survivor, and member of Merrick Post 1282 of American Legion. digital background (© 2011 Ann Parry, Ann-Parry.com)
In the below photo, Halleran and his fellow American Legion members are at Merrick Post #1282’s summer barbecue hosted for Veterans from New York State Nursing Home at Stony Brook.

Merrick, New York, USA. August 13, 2011. Veterans, including Pearl Harbor survivor BILL HALLERAN (at left), at Merrick Post #1282 of American Legion barbecue. (© 201 Ann Parry, Ann-Parry.com)
Merrick Post #1282 barbecue: my PHOTO GALLERY