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Norwich veterans council to hold Pearl Harbor memorial ceremony

November 28, 2015 11:00 pm • Last Updated: November 29, 2015 6:19 pm

Norwich — Norwich Area Veterans Council (NAVC) will conduct a ceremony Monday, Dec. 7, in remembrance of Connecticut residents who lost their lives in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The ceremony will be held at 12:48 p.m. in the David Ruggles Freedom Courtyard at City Hall to coincide with the time of the 1941 attack.

Two Norwich residents died at Pearl Harbor: SK3 Harry Carlson and Seaman 1st class Mike Quarto. Both men were lost on the USS Arizona. The names of 16 other Connecticut servicemen lost in the attack also will be recognized.

For more information, contact John Waggoner or Dennis Baptiste at (860) 608-0472.

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