Don Greem was a shipfitter on the USS Pyro, an ammunition ship in West Loch Depot, about a half mile from Battleship Row. He was 19-years-old and manned a gun and began firing.
A Japanese dive bomber released a bomb that landed on the dock, just twelve feet from his ship. It penetrated the concrete and exploded underneath, jarring the Pyro (some name for a ship) but didn't set off the ammunition the ship had.
The Pyro suffered no damage and is credited with damaging one enemy plane.
That Was a VERY CLOSE Call. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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