Talk:Henry Talmage Elrod

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[Moved from the page; the Arizona bit seems unlikely, and I didn't find any other reference to it, but...]
He shot down the Japanese pilot who delivered the sinking blow to the U.S.S. Arizona at Pearl Harbor. After his plane was destroyed, Elrod fought with the U.S. Marine Corps to defend the island and he led a charge into the attackers, killing several with his Thompson, before being killed.
—wwoods 09
59, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)