Out of the DepthsOut of the Depths, 2005 - 261 pages A Marine survivor describes swimming for five days in shark infested and carnage filled waters in the greatest catastrophe at sea in the history of the U.S. Navy. |
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Page 34
... ship would get underway in one hour . ' ' Impossible ! ' we commented among ourselves . Most of our crew were ashore and we could never recall them in time on such short notice . Soon , fifty marines in full battle gear came aboard ...
... ship would get underway in one hour . ' ' Impossible ! ' we commented among ourselves . Most of our crew were ashore and we could never recall them in time on such short notice . Soon , fifty marines in full battle gear came aboard ...
Page 35
... ship for battle action ! ' Everything that could burn was thrown over- board . Lumber , paint , small boats , even President Roosevelt's great , ornate , bedroom suite he used when aboard the Indy . We then steamed back to Hawaiian ...
... ship for battle action ! ' Everything that could burn was thrown over- board . Lumber , paint , small boats , even President Roosevelt's great , ornate , bedroom suite he used when aboard the Indy . We then steamed back to Hawaiian ...
Page 36
David Harrell. favorite ship , and were also the flagship of Admiral Wilson ... aboard . Had they been at Ford Island they would have been destroyed ! After ... ship in wartime history has grabbed the interest of the American people like ...
David Harrell. favorite ship , and were also the flagship of Admiral Wilson ... aboard . Had they been at Ford Island they would have been destroyed ! After ... ship in wartime history has grabbed the interest of the American people like ...
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... Aboard Ship My first combat experience was at Kwajalein and Eniwetok in the Marshall Island chain . Our ultimate sights , however , were on Guam , Saipan and Tinian , crucial islands for providing a staging area for our new Boeing B ...
... Aboard Ship My first combat experience was at Kwajalein and Eniwetok in the Marshall Island chain . Our ultimate sights , however , were on Guam , Saipan and Tinian , crucial islands for providing a staging area for our new Boeing B ...
Page 47
... ships as prisoners of war . After the " Marianas Turkey Shoot , " the Indianapolis ... ship to enter Apra Harbor ( previously an American base ) since it had been ... Aboard In December 1944 we welcomed our new skipper , Capt . Charles B ...
... ships as prisoners of war . After the " Marianas Turkey Shoot , " the Indianapolis ... ship to enter Apra Harbor ( previously an American base ) since it had been ... Aboard In December 1944 we welcomed our new skipper , Capt . Charles B ...
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