Sinking in Shark-Infested Waters: WWII Survivors Recall Navy Disaster | National Geographic

we picked up fat man and little boy the

we picked up fat man and little boy the components of the two atomic bomb motors

components of the two atomic bomb motors

components of the two atomic bomb motors night of July 30th we encountered

night of July 30th we encountered

night of July 30th we encountered commander Hashimoto he fires the spread

commander Hashimoto he fires the spread

commander Hashimoto he fires the spread of six torpedoes to hit us it blowed the

of six torpedoes to hit us it blowed the

of six torpedoes to hit us it blowed the bow off for half an hour

bow off for half an hour

bow off for half an hour the first torpedo one fella says oh my

the first torpedo one fella says oh my

the first torpedo one fella says oh my god there it goes and the ship was

god there it goes and the ship was

god there it goes and the ship was standing straight up the propellers were

standing straight up the propellers were

standing straight up the propellers were still turning and all of a sudden it

still turning and all of a sudden it

still turning and all of a sudden it disappeared first night I didn’t have a

disappeared first night I didn’t have a

disappeared first night I didn’t have a life jacket for from 12 o’clock to about

life jacket for from 12 o’clock to about

life jacket for from 12 o’clock to about 5 o’clock in the morning I was just

5 o’clock in the morning I was just

5 o’clock in the morning I was just swimming all that time and of course we

swimming all that time and of course we

swimming all that time and of course we said oh my gosh they know we’re coming

said oh my gosh they know we’re coming

said oh my gosh they know we’re coming no problem just have to sit at it sit it

no problem just have to sit at it sit it

no problem just have to sit at it sit it out a little bit you know of course the

out a little bit you know of course the

out a little bit you know of course the day one day went on to another day and

day one day went on to another day and

day one day went on to another day and at any given time you could look out and

at any given time you could look out and

at any given time you could look out and see big fins swimming around and around

see big fins swimming around and around

see big fins swimming around and around and around all of a sudden you hear a

and around all of a sudden you hear a

and around all of a sudden you hear a blood-curdling scream and you look and

blood-curdling scream and you look and

blood-curdling scream and you look and you see you know the shark had taken him

you see you know the shark had taken him

you see you know the shark had taken him under I did have one shot go right

under I did have one shot go right

under I did have one shot go right through my legs and I said oh boy I bet

through my legs and I said oh boy I bet

through my legs and I said oh boy I bet he didn’t like me but a third or fourth

he didn’t like me but a third or fourth

he didn’t like me but a third or fourth day your skin was just rotting off and I

day your skin was just rotting off and I

day your skin was just rotting off and I see like I just cracked and great the

see like I just cracked and great the

see like I just cracked and great the water and give up her different or they

water and give up her different or they

water and give up her different or they swim off to imaginary adders

all of a sudden you know I hear plane I

all of a sudden you know I hear plane I hear plane look look I see a plane and

hear plane look look I see a plane and

hear plane look look I see a plane and here he’s lying about 4,000 feet well we

here he’s lying about 4,000 feet well we

here he’s lying about 4,000 feet well we are waving splashing water yelling

are waving splashing water yelling

are waving splashing water yelling everything imaginable if he knew we were

everything imaginable if he knew we were

everything imaginable if he knew we were down there impossible for him to see us

down there impossible for him to see us

down there impossible for him to see us I became very good friends with Chuck

I became very good friends with Chuck

I became very good friends with Chuck when the pilot that spotted us be the

when the pilot that spotted us be the

when the pilot that spotted us be the Saviour you know a range of

it bears on your mind quite often

it bears on your mind quite often you think about you know providing day

you think about you know providing day

you think about you know providing day without it now today goes by that

without it now today goes by that

without it now today goes by that something I think about