Note: This column was written by William “Bill” Caldwell, a 98-year-old Greenville resident who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was involved in the D-Day invasion of Utah Beach as a signalman. In the account below, he describes his experiences with the USS Nevada, a battleship that survived the attack on Pearl Harbor. After it was salvaged, it went on to play roles in several amphibious assaults in World War II, including D-Day, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.