When the (depth charges) started coming down, you had to sit and take it, ... The explosions threw you about and knocked you to the floor. Switches fell off the equipment, light bulbs burst and everything would go dark. Water sprayed from leaks. You were defenseless and had to take what was coming. You certainly couldn't take a walk in the forest to wait it out.

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Once in a while, ... the International Red Cross would announce it was coming to inspect the (POW) camp, and the night before, we'd be shipped to a hiding place.

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