His experiences while trapped inside the overturned battleship USS Oklahoma during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; other wartime experiences aboard the carriers USS Saratoga and USS Hancock.

Banker. His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Youth and education in Denton, Texas; decision to join the Navy, February 3, 1944; boot training and electrical engineering school, San Diego, California, 1944; assignment to the…