In Fiction
California plays a role in Herman Wouk's 1971 novel The Winds of War (1971) and its 1978 sequel War and Remembrance. In them a fictional naval officer, Victor Henry, is designated as her commanding officer, but he arrives at Pearl Harbor only a few hours after the ship was sunk in Japan's attack and is reassigned. In the video game Medal of Honor: Rising Sun the ship is seen in the first level as the main character tries to escape the ship and fight off enemy aircraft in Pearl Harbor.
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