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  • Karr, Robert Segment 1

    Karr grew up in West Virginia in a little town called Mannington. His father and his relatives worked in the oil fields in West Virginia.

  • Karr, Robert Segment 10

    It turned out that a small piece of shrapnel had severed Burgess's spinal chord. Burgess was 18 years old.

  • Karr, Robert Segment 11

    Karr believed that Admiral Becton [Annotator's Note: F. Julian Becton was the Commander of the Laffey] was a very, very great man.

  • Karr, Robert Segment 12

    Karr found out from the Laffey's newsletter that one of his buddies had fallen and broken his hip.

  • Karr, Robert Segment 2

    One of Karr's uncles was an original member of the American Legion when it was founded in Paris in World War I.

  • Karr, Robert Segment 3

    It was decided that the Laffey was going to head to Washington, DC and be tied up next to the Naval Gun Factory.

  • Karr, Robert Segment 4

    They were on General's Quarters [Annotator's Note: ready for battle] for 72 hours.

  • Karr, Robert Segment 5

    Karr recalls having to go up on deck with buckets of water from down below.

  • Karr, Robert Segment 6

    They went directly into Ormoc Bay [Annotator's Note: Philippines]. Once the troops landed the kamikazes started to attack.

  • Karr, Robert Segment 7

    They were escorting 1 of the carriers and their flight crew. Their flight crew got caught out at night.

  • Karr, Robert Segment 8

    The ship that the Laffey relieved had been there a week and never got hit.

  • Karr, Robert Segment 9

    K.D. Jones was Karr's pointer on the gun mount. Jones and Karr were able to get down and crawl out onto the deck.

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