Former "Full Bird Private" Cav Scout 19D, 4/9 Cav, 6th Cav Brigade "Air Combat", Ft.Hood Tx, c.82-84
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"We saw this ship come up, it was circling around us, and a guy was standing up on the bridge with a megaphone. And he called out 'Who are you?' and we all yelled out '
Samuel B. Roberts!' He's still circling, so now we're cursing at him. He came back and yelled 'Who won the World Series?' and we all yelled 'SAINT LOUIS CARDINALS!!' And then we could hear the engines stop, and cargo nets were thrown over the side. That's how we were rescued."
Jack Yusen, Seaman 1st Class and survivor of Task Unit “
Taffy 3” after two days in the water near Samar Inland, Philippines, October 27, 1944.