When we were in Pearl, in order to get out of the sun, we always had awnings over the back end of the ship, the stern of the ship.
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They got word that the Japanese planes were coming back, so we sunk her ourselves so the Japanese wouldn't get it. We didn't want the Japanese to get it intact.Barney Ross
The gunner's mate came up and started breaking the locks on the ammunition. Everything was locked up for fear that someone might go in there with a cigarette or something.
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They neglected to get our oil supplies and our submarines. The battleships they did get were beginning to become obsolete anyway.
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I was standing on the deck of the USS Blue, a destroyer. We were all alone out there at this buoy, tied up.
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I had been out there long enough. I had not seen my family for four years.
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Our duty was to try and find the Japanese fleet. We never did find the Japanese fleet and I am awfully glad, because they had attacked us there with six carriers, three battleships, 10 or 15 cruisers, and about 20 destroyers.
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