I was 20 years old at Pearl Harbor. I was in the Navy about a year and four months before the war. Barney Ross harbormonthnavy Change image and share on social
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. Barney Ross baggunhoist Change image and share on social
I was standing on the deck of the USS Blue, a destroyer. We were all alone out there at this buoy, tied up. Barney Ross bluebuoydeck Change image and share on social
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. Barney Ross ammunitionbreakcigarette Change image and share on social
Everything was black in the harbor, but there were still some fires burning on the ships. Barney Ross blackburnfire Change image and share on social
We were very fortunate that the carriers weren't in the harbor. Barney Ross carrierfortunateharbor Change image and share on social
After the atomic bombs were dropped, the war ended and we went into Tokyo Bay with the rest of the fleet, the Missouri and the rest of them, while they signed the terms of surrender that ended the war. Barney Ross atomicbaybomb share on social
I had been out there long enough. I had not seen my family for four years. Barney Ross familylongyear Change image and share on social
We got orders to strike the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. We had a task force with the Enterprise. We had two or three cruisers and probably eight or 10 destroyers. Barney Ross cruiserdestroyerenterprise Change image and share on social
Our duty was to try and find the Japanese fleet. We never did find the Japanese fleet and I am awfully glad, because they had attacked us there with six carriers, three battleships, 10 or 15 cruisers, and about 20 destroyers. Barney Ross attackbattleshipcarrier share on social
