i had a bunk mate named barney malcolm that came to live up washington way. we were asleep. the building started rattling. we didn't think too much about it. but when we heard a big boom, we thought we better get up and see and we got up, and i guess we , looked out, went downstairs and looked out and saw that it was more than what we thought and could see a jet plane go up. so, we went back, got dressed, and came down to the water's edge which, as i remember, was roughly 100 yards, watched the arizona sink in nine minutes. you were spellbound, couldn't think what to do. and then, after the ship blew up then the sailors started coming , ashore with their skin peeling off their back and their arms and they were all full of oil, , and we helped them out of the water. and then i remember distinctly taking one man named flanagan, happened to be an ensign, i didn't know it at the time, took him down to the hospital, and when you get to the hospital, you there was a doctor. , and the first doctor would look the man over, and if he thought he could save him, he says go here. and if