1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:34,700 --> 00:00:38,420 I was one of 700 men stuffed into the 3 00:00:38,430 --> 00:00:41,790 forward and aft holes of the Japanese 4 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:45,360 ship , the Harrow Maru . We were part 5 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:47,980 of a nice ship convoy with japanese 6 00:00:47,990 --> 00:00:51,160 that destroyer headed for Japan . 7 00:00:52,010 --> 00:00:55,070 We no sooner left Manila Bay than we 8 00:00:55,070 --> 00:00:58,900 came other submarine attack . We spent 9 00:00:58,910 --> 00:01:02,090 18 horrendous days and nights running 10 00:01:02,090 --> 00:01:04,340 all over the South China Sea being 11 00:01:04,350 --> 00:01:07,720 chased by American submarines . Seven 12 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:10,400 days later , we ended up in Taiwan . 13 00:01:10,890 --> 00:01:13,090 Then we were rotated on the japanese 14 00:01:13,090 --> 00:01:15,580 cruise liner , the Melbourne maru .