I saw one destroyer go down and not come up. I saw several go down and never imagined that they would come up but they were well-buttoned up. -Leo Latlip

 

I saw one destroyer go down and not come up. I saw several go down and never imagined that they would come up but they were well-buttoned up.


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I had closed my eyes and it kind of bounced off us. That knocked us out of business.

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In the six months at sea we never saw a tree or land.

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We were on the starboard side in formation. When we broke ranks I tried to find a good spot and I jumped up on an ammunition box with a couple of other guys. We were not more than 35 feet from the table where we were.

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He always left a nice drink for me. He was just like a father to me, although he never spoke my name and I'm sure he didn't know my name. -Leo Latlip
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