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Page 134
... turned down to shed water , half hiding a grim brown face several shades lighter than normal . As he and some of his young shipmates would often be in the future , he was deathly seasick . But they would never miss a watch , or shirk ...
... turned down to shed water , half hiding a grim brown face several shades lighter than normal . As he and some of his young shipmates would often be in the future , he was deathly seasick . But they would never miss a watch , or shirk ...
Page 159
... turned . By then the ship was critically far over , the water lapping the deck edge . We slowly righted . But still we stuck . On the after deckhouse was our " armor plate , " several tons of sandbags that hopefully shielded the ...
... turned . By then the ship was critically far over , the water lapping the deck edge . We slowly righted . But still we stuck . On the after deckhouse was our " armor plate , " several tons of sandbags that hopefully shielded the ...
Page 191
... turned again to the little craft that sat almost alone in bomb - ravaged Surabaya Harbor . As a result of Adair's ... turning point beyond which lay only total disaster . At dawn on the nineteenth , 188 Japanese carrier - based fighters ...
... turned again to the little craft that sat almost alone in bomb - ravaged Surabaya Harbor . As a result of Adair's ... turning point beyond which lay only total disaster . At dawn on the nineteenth , 188 Japanese carrier - based fighters ...
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aboard Adair Admiral Hart Admiral Stark aircraft Allied alongside American anchor arrived ashore Asiatic Fleet attack Australia Bali Bataan boat bombers bombs British Camranh Bay Captain Cavite Chief of Naval CinC coast Commander in Chief Corregidor crew cruisers December deck deckhouse defense destroyers Dutch East enemy engine February Filipino fire fish forces Fremantle Geraldton Glassford gunboat Hart's headed heavy Helfrich Houston intercept Island Japan Japanese Java Kimmel Lanikai later LCDR Lieutenant Commander Luzon MacArthur Madoera Strait Manila Mariveles miles Naval Operations Navy Cross night Oahu officer Pacific patrol Pearl Harbor Pecos Philippines planes President radio raid Rear Admiral Rockwell Roosevelt sail sent ship ship's Singapore skipper soon staff Strait submarine Surabaya Tjilatjap told Tolley torpedo U.S. Army U.S. Naval U.S. Navy United USS Lanikai vessel Walruff warning warships Washington wind wrote