On Christmas Eve 1942, surrounded by enemy warships, a USS Silversides crewman underwent a life-saving appendectomy using makeshift tools in the submarine's wardroom.
"I thought I would share an update with all of you. On Thanksgiving night I got into a scooter accident. The bike lane I was riding in was suddenly blocked with cones and I was forced to choose between a van and a pylon. The pylons hurt!! Have a terrible scrape on my arm and I was pretty convinced I had broken my arm. The next morning it was a whole lot better so I didn't worry as much."