Don Green was a shipfitter on the ammunition ship USS Pyro in West Loch about half a mile from the battleships. At age 19, he manned guns and started firing. A Japanese dive bomber released a bomb that landed on the dock about 12 feet from the ship. It penetrated the concrete and exploded, jarring the Pyro but caused no damage, fortunately. Being in an ammunition ship and getting hit by a bomb is not a good thing.
The Pyro is credited with damaging one enemy plane.
Gebhard "Jerry" Jensch was born in Germany in 1919 and moved to Saginaw, Michigan in 1928. He joined the Navy in 1939 and served until 1947.
Don Green came from New Bedford, Massachusetts. He and his twin brother joined the Navy on their 18th birthday and served together for awhile on the USS Pyro.
--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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