The only thing that kept us going was rumors that said ships were coming with supplies. We had no idea what was in store for us.

It was cramped. They packed us in ... It was suffocation (death) for some of the guys.

We ate the peels and all. Everybody talked about what kind of food they liked ... and how they liked to prepare it.

The great necessity for destroying Japan's vital lifeline of shipping gave us no choice but to sink all Japanese ships encountered.

For why drives on that ship so fast, Without or wave or wind? The air is cut away before, And closes from behind.

We have seen the level of training of navy pilots and sailors, which has grown. Many naval ships have been repaired and others were launched and some of them were already commissioned,