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After a Japanese torpedo broke their destroyer in half off Leyte, a group of Sailors put their trust in divine intervention, luck, and local Philippine resistance fighters.
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Mr. Taylor was discharged from the Navy in October 1945 and subsequently worked for the Vancouver, Washington, Police Department for more than 20 years. Terrence G. Propravak assisted him in preparing this article.
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