Summary
Darkness enveloped everything -- the men in small rubber boats, the bay, the coastline, even the peaks of a mountain that were glowing before clouds hid the moon.
Neal Sever, 19, crouched in the lead boat with a flashlight and compass. Waves buffeted the twin inflatable rafts. Ahead, breakers slapped against the shore. Sever was far too busy to feel scared, although there was good reason to be.See the full content of this document
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Whitehall Vet's Unit Blew Up Japanese Train in Wwii
Any kind of slip-up -- or just plain bad luck -- and they'd be dead.
Sever and seven fellow submariners were on one of the most daring sabotage operations of World War II. Their mission was to plant explosives under a railroad -- rigging the 55-pound charge to detonate when the next train passed -- and wreck a vital transportation link in Karafuto on Sakhal...See the full content of this document
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