Book excerpt 06/04/08

"I didn’t see much damage on the carrier itself, but I saw some fire.  However, the Kaga didn’t sink, and after it became dark a destroyer sank it with a torpedo.  After going into the water, I swam for six hours before getting rescued by the destroyer Maikaze.  At night, I had a difficult time breathing, and the next morning, I vomited blood."

Lieutenant Takayoshi Morinaga, copyright 2008, Ron Werneth