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Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories

Capt. Joseph K. Taussig Jr: The Attack on Pearl Harbor

Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories

Robert Kirk

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4.6675 Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Captain Joseph K. Taussig Jr. was stationed in Pearl Harbor on board the USS Nevada in 1941. During the Japanese attack, he took his post as starboard anti-aircraft battery officer. Even after being severely wounded, Taussig refused to abandon his post, until his crew forcibly carried him to safety.  Taussig later received the Navy Cross for his bravery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I'm Ken Harbaugh, host of Warriors in Their Own Words. In partnership with the Honor Project, we've brought this podcast back at a time when our nation

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needs these stories more than ever.

1:24.0

Warriors in their own words is our attempt to present an unvarnished, unsanitized truth of what we have asked of those who defend this nation.

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Thank you for listening, and by doing so honoring those who have served.

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Today, we'll hear from Captain Joseph K. Tossig Jr. who was on board the USS Nevada during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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He took his post as Starboard anti-Aircraft Battery Officer, and even after being severely

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wounded, refused to abandon his post until his crew forcibly carried him to safety.

1:54.3

He lost his left leg due to his injuries and received the Navy Cross for his bravery.

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