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... ships . Brown dashed topside to find the bridge and forecastle heavily hit , with many dead and wounded scattered on deck . Along with most of the surviving ship's company , he soon found himself in the water . With Asheville gone ...
... ships . Brown dashed topside to find the bridge and forecastle heavily hit , with many dead and wounded scattered on deck . Along with most of the surviving ship's company , he soon found himself in the water . With Asheville gone ...
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... ship aboard his kapok mattress . " We do thees every year Manila - side . Scrape bottom ! " old Bosun Magtulis later explained through one of the boys . He had sat unperturbed on the hatch coaming , awaiting the inevitable lunge over ...
... ship aboard his kapok mattress . " We do thees every year Manila - side . Scrape bottom ! " old Bosun Magtulis later explained through one of the boys . He had sat unperturbed on the hatch coaming , awaiting the inevitable lunge over ...
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... ship hoisted her fourth flag , the Australian naval ensign . Exhibiting her usual talent for tight and unknown places , Lanikai poked around exhaustively in the several groups of coral islets that made up Houtman Rocks . They visited ...
... ship hoisted her fourth flag , the Australian naval ensign . Exhibiting her usual talent for tight and unknown places , Lanikai poked around exhaustively in the several groups of coral islets that made up Houtman Rocks . They visited ...
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aboard action Adair Admiral Admiral Hart Allied American anchor Army arrived ashore Asiatic attack Australia base boat bombs British called Captain carried Cavite Chief clear close coast Commander course crew cruisers December deck defense destroyers direct Dutch East enemy engine February Filipino fire fish Fleet forces four half hand Hart headed heavy Island Japan Japanese Java knew land Lanikai later less letter Lieutenant light looked MacArthur Manila March miles months moved Naval Navy night officer Operations patrol Pearl Harbor perhaps Philippines picked planes plans possible President probably radio remained Roosevelt sail sent ship short soon staff Stark submarine suggested Surabaya things thought told took torpedo turned United vessel warning Washington weeks wind wrote yards