Aug 12, 2022 · Roy S. “Swede” Boreen, who survived Pearl Harbor as a young Navy sailor and made multiple trips back to Hawaii to honor the memory of those lost, passed away last …

As the Zero fired on the capsized Oklahoma, Boreen saw many sailors on the exposed torpedo blister killed by the enemy fire. Boren swam to the USS Maryland (BB-46) and climbed aboard. …

Dec 3, 2021 · We reprint for you here this special essay from 101-year-old Pinehurst resident Roy “Swede” Boreen. Boreen was a sailor aboard the USS Oklahoma in Pearl Harbor the morning …

Dec 7, 2021 · Roy "Swede" Boreen, who lives in Pinehurst, was a sailor aboard the U.S.S. Oklahoma. As his ship capsized, he jumped into the water. "It was a day I'd never forget," said …

Dec 7, 2016 · Roy "Swede" Boreen, 96, escaped a ship where more than 440 sailors were killed. He has lived in Pinehurst for more than 30 years, and Wednesday the community rallied …

Dec 7, 2023 · R.S. “Swede” Boreen during a U.S. war bond drive at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1944.

Following my 18th birthday I enlisted in the United States Navy on August 3, 1938, as a Seaman Recruit. After completion of three months of Recruit Training at the U.S. Naval Training …

Oct 23, 2020 · The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, is a day many think of as history long past. For Roy Boreen, a Brookdale senior, it’s part of his life story: he was in the Navy …

Feb 21, 2014 · Passing a large porthole, Boreen caught sight of the plane and the smile on the Japanese pilot’s face. “The plane was so close, I could see the rising sun on its wingtips,” …

Sep 30, 2022 · Today we remember USS Oklahoma sailor Roy S. "Swede" Boreen who passed away at age 102 on August 12, 2022....