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My father at 17 served as a Mechinist Mate on a DE from 44 through 1945. His memories were reduced to powdwered eggs and steel so hot that he couldn't breath. He never saw the dozens of Kamakazies his DE faced as a radar picket from his station in the Engine Room.

BTW, if you ever saw my Dad trying to repair a lawn mower you'd agree the military can't properly assign men by speciality worth a damn.

, Eternally, Hanks and Spielbergerer will always suck. The profits from Pacific and any other potentially 'valuble' works of Hanks and Spielbergerer end up funding LEFT WINGERS and anti-American agi-PROPAGANDA!

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My Dad was a Mechanist Mate as well on the USS Lewis. His ship almost capsized during a Typhoon!! In his case he was well suited for his job, he could build and fix almost anything. He had served in the Navy aboard the Cruiser USS Richmond at one point. He was assigned to Pearl Harbor, but he left when his enlistment was up two months before the attack. He worked in a war related industry, but finally went back in. In late 43 I think.