Pearl Harbor Small Craft Survivor
Jun 17, 2025•16 min
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Episode description
Eugene Veal was in a small launch craft, in the harbor when the attack happened. Unable to get to their destroyer , they chose to go back into the fighting , unarmed , and rescue men out of the burning oil coated water. Giving him a new outlook, Eugene Veal would serve for 22 years including the Pacific Theatre, and Korea.
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