The Second Pearl Harbor: The West Loch Disaster, May 21, 1944

Synopsis

Tells The Story Of The May 21, 1944 Bombing Of Landing Ship Tanks (lsts) In The West Loch Section Of Pearl Harbor. The Fleet Had Been Readied To Invade Saipan, Until The Explosive Fires Caused Six Lsts To Be Lost, Many Others Badly Damaged, And More Than 500 Military Personnel Killed Or Injured. The Navy-ordered Censor Kept This Disaster From Public Scrutiny For Seventy Years. Operation Forager -- Rehearsal For Disaster -- The Lst -- West Loch, Pearl Harbor -- A Busy Saturday Morning -- A Sunny Sunday Morning -- Prelude To Disaster -- Explosion -- Hell -- Hell From Afar -- Nowhere Seemed Safe -- The Second Big Explosion -- Escape -- Inaction And Indecision -- The Rescuers -- The Third Explosion -- Another Victim -- Safely Ashore -- The Drifting Menace -- The Last Big Hurrah -- The Next Twenty-four Hours -- The Court Of Inquiry -- Salvage -- Censored. Gene Eric Salecker. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.