The Calm Before The Storm 

by Robert Taylor 

Dawn had broken to reveal another glorious day in paradise and on board the USS Arizona the crew were taking it easy. The repair ship USS Vestal appears alongside. All next week they would be hard at work preparing for sea but today was Sunday and that meant light duties. But within the hour and out of nowhere the Japanese carrier-based aircraft would descend upon the unsuspecting Naval base.

 
SIGNED BY FIVE(5) CREW MEMBERS WHO WERE ON BOARD THE ARIZONA THAT FATEFUL DAY:

• Lieutenant Commander Joseph Langdell
• Seaman 1c Clarendon Hetrick
• Quartermaster 3c Louis Conter
• Chief Warrant Officer Edward Wentzlaff (companion print)
• Seaman 1c Lonnie Cook

Overall size: 22 and a half inches x 33 and a half inches.

FREE COMPANION PRINT INCLUDED!

"THE WAY WE WERE"

Reproduced directly from the working drawing, this outstanding companion print is issued with every edition of - The Calm Before The Storm. The print is signed by the artist and U.S.S. Arizona crewman Edward Wentzlaff.

Overall size: 13¼" x 24"