Destroyers did not have chaplains because they were too small.

Our duty was to try and find the Japanese fleet. We never did find the Japanese fleet and I am awfully glad, because they had attacked us there with six carriers, three battleships, 10 or 15 cruisers, and about 20 destroyers.

We were very fortunate that the carriers weren't in the harbor.

It was lucky for me. It wasn't lucky for the nine people that got killed and the 20 that were injured.

Everything was black in the harbor, but there were still some fires burning on the ships.

I was standing on the deck of the USS Blue, a destroyer. We were all alone out there at this buoy, tied up.