Everything was black in the harbor, but there were still some fires burning on the ships.
Barney RossI was standing on the deck of the USS Blue, a destroyer. We were all alone out there at this buoy, tied up.
Barney RossI'd get a shell, they weighed about 80 pounds I think, but when I was 19 or 20 that was nothing. I'd take a shell and a bag of powder, I'd put it in the hoist and then I would send it up to the gun.
Barney Ross