The Australian | Salute to enduring courage: veteran leads Coral Sea battle parade The Australian Cecil Wiswell was just shy of 18 and a new recruit to the US Navy when his first ship, USS Lexington, was sunk during the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942. Now, 75 years later, Mr Wiswell, who turns 93 in July, travelled to Australia to commemorate the ... |
The Australian | Salute to enduring courage: veteran leads Coral Sea battle parade The Australian Cecil Wiswell was just shy of 18 and a new recruit to the US Navy when his first ship, USS Lexington, was sunk during the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942. Now, 75 years later, Mr Wiswell, who turns 93 in July, travelled to Australia to commemorate the ... |