EDITOR'S NOTE: Author Dwight Owen lived this story as the skipper of PT-151. Arriving in the South ______J Pacific in April 1943, Dwight soon saw intensive PT action in the Buna, Hollandia, and Admiralty Islands campaigns. Promoted to Lieutenant (jg) and awarded the Legion of Merit, he next was ordered to the Philippines, the site of the action he writes about in this narrative. This story was written shortly after the battle occurred but publication was denied by the Navy owing to strictly imposed wartime censorship. Fictionalizing the manuscript by changing only the names of the principal personnel involved still failed to acquire official publication approval. The war ended and, like millions of other GIs, Dwight Owen returned to civilian life, his story buried deep in his sea bag. However, illness eventually struck and, as Dwight Owen lay dying of cancer, the story was brought to the attention of the editors by K. Reed Harrison. By the time the manuscript and photos had arrived at Sea Classic's offices, Dwight Owen had died. We offer it, as written, as a tribute to Dwight Owen and all those "Pee Tee" sailors who served with honor and distinction in World War Two. It is not fiction...
展开▼
