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Ron Smith · 04-03-2010, 12:19 PM

When we were on the gun line, we had a hang-fire in mount 52. Primer was punched, but it didn't go bang.

After about a 30 min. wait, a 3rd Class Boatswain's Mate named Ike Issacson volunteered to climb into the mount and extract the hot canister. He carried it out and threw it over the side. When we got back, he was awarded the Navy Commendation medal for valor.

04-03-2010, 12:19 PM	#21
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	When we were on the gun line, we had a hang-fire in mount 52. Primer was punched, but it didn't go bang. After about a 30 min. wait, a 3rd Class Boatswain's Mate named Ike Issacson volunteered to climb into the mount and extract the hot canister. He carried it out and threw it over the side. When we got back, he was awarded the Navy Commendation medal for valor. __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...