Entry #3

I was attacked at the Pearl Harbor , it was unbelievable, I am still shaking. I'm dreaming about it every night since it happened. I was so shocked and terrified. I woke up that morning at 6am and was collecting laundry when the alarm went off. I headed for battle station, and found out that the torpedo damaged the AntiCraft Battery Magazine Amidship. I was very stunned and didn't know what to do, so when I realized that it was wrecked I went on deck and helped out the others in need. I was assigned to carry wounded Sailors to safer places where they couldn't be harmed or injured anymore. Me and others could have died because of this outrageous and unexpected attack. The ship captain was wounded so I helped an officer get him to greater safety also. I fired a machine gun during the battle, for the first time. And I wasn't even trained to do that. It wasn't hard. I just pulled the trigger and it worked fine. I had watched the others with these guns. I guess I fired it for about fifteen (15) minutes. I think I got one of those Jap Planes. They were diving pretty close to us. That day was so awesome and very fascinating but also very dangerous.