re: Pearl Harbor Day - "The Day that Will Live in Infamy"

My favorite uncle was on a sub stationed there then & he always told this story. They had gotten paid, in cash, the day before, Sat, so all the sailors had cash in their pockets. When the shite started, they all hauled arse up & out of the sub without dressing. But when one started cursing about leaving his money, uncle & several others went back down, potentially risking their lives as "bombs were dropping all over the place". Got his pants on & made it to the surface, lined up to jump in the water, and the captain told them all to strip to their boxers to avoid drowing. Still pissed off bout losing his whole paycheck.