25 Quotes by Barney Ross

I did not really know what to do. The searchlight was my battle station, but there was no need to be on a searchlight at 7:55 in the morning.

Two-thirds of the crew was allowed to go to the shore because they had weekend passes. The only ones aboard were those who had the duty.

They neglected to get our oil supplies and our submarines. The battleships they did get were beginning to become obsolete anyway.

There were Japanese submarines out there, and we got credit for two of them and credited for knocking down four planes on our way out.

All destroyers at that time had about 200 men. A destroyer was rough riding, and with the rough weather, the sea can be an enemy too.

The gunner’s mate came up and started breaking the locks on the ammunition. Everything was locked up for fear that someone might go in there with a cigarette or something.

I’d get a shell, they weighed about 80 pounds I think, but when I was 19 or 20 that was nothing. I’d take a shell and a bag of powder, I’d put it in the hoist and then I would send it up to the gun.