I tried several online searches to find anything about this story, but I couldn't. I ran across this on a blog shared by someone on FB and it immediately struck me as suspect, I was hoping if there were any actual sources (blog provided none, surprise surprise) that I could get them here.
The story:
"On December 7th, 1941, just before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the crew of the USS Nevada was gathered for the presentation of colors. The crew saluted the flag as the Star Spangled Banner played on a bugle. It was just like any other day. Midway through, however, the first Japanese planes appeared and the attack of the “day that will live in infamy” began. As enemy fire tore through the flag they loved, however, the crew was unmoved.
At a time any of us might have ignored tradition and run for cover, these sailors stood firm. Even as hell rained down on them, they were determined to show the flag the respect it deserved and would not be shaken. Only when the anthem was over did they man their weapons."
The story smells to me of pure nostalgic propaganda, but if there's an indication of its truthfulness I'd love to find it.
I can't speak to the veracity of the story as a whole, but one inaccuracy that glares at me is the part about playing the Star-Spangled Banner on a bugle, which is not possible. A bugle can only play 5 notes (and the octaves of those notes), which is not enough to play the SSB. Of course, the instrument might have been a trumpet or cornet (which could play the anthem) or perhaps it was a bugle playing the traditional bugle call "To The Colors" but either way something isn't right.
That's not enough to discount the entire story, but it immediately calls into question what else has been changed about it if it is rooted in fact.