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Flashlights Save Navy as Hand Torch Tracks Dangerous Night Hauls
A Navy reverent recount details flashlights guiding perilous rescues and saving lives and property across destroyers and battleships. From Woolsey and Stoddert saves off California to Honda Head wrecks, Ensign Donald Smith and crews used hand torches to coordinate evacuations and locate survivors, preserving seven million dollars in equipment and countless lives.
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Bluejackets
Honda Reef
Navy
Vera Cruz
Tacoma
Naval Service
Woolsey
Donald Smith
Mississippi
Pacific Fleet
Balboa
California
Stoddert
Paul Hamilton
Naval Air Forces
L Qyer California
Delphy
Young
Chauncey and Fuller
Chauncey