Posted by SkipperII on December 09, 2019 at 19:25:59 from (24.19.173.61):
In Reply to: Re: USS Oklahoma posted by NY 986 on December 09, 2019 at 16:09:17:
My late mother in law's companion was the Master Chief of the engine room and machine spaces on the Utah. When they were hit, he and his crew stayed to secure the engine room steam boilers. When the ship began to severely list, he ordered his crew to abandon the ship. By the time they reached the top compartment, they were walking on the bulkheads. He dove out through the deck hatch, into the water, just as the 12" timbers that covered the deck for bombing practice (and made the attackers think it was a carrier) slid, covering the hatch, and preventing any further personnel from escaping. He and the others swam to the back side of the island, and were recovered later in the day. He served on various ships as a machinist for the balance of the war, then enlisted in the Coast Guard, serving on the Cedar. He told me his story, only after I had known him or about 13 years, and shortly before his death. He told me that he only shared it, because I had seen combat, and would understand his feelings.
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