"We shouldn't punish people because WE didn't train them well." FDR, according to one source.

To anyone saying "this can't be real, it could never happen" , I was in the NAVY. Yes, I believe it.

I also read about this and it was said FDR was mad they missed stating "How could you miss, it is a _____! Battleship."  He did laugh about it and was glad things went the way they did.

However, it was likely a Mark 14 torpedo, and therefore the President was in the safest place possible - directly in its line of fire.

Willy D was set to Friendly Fire mode by default

You KNOW there had to be a Lt at that party that probably said," Well, at least you don't have to mow it anymore."

The base commander, probably: Don't come back. Leave and don't come back.

20:02 i love that just imagining the Iowa turning all three turrets at a ship on it's own side and basically telling the willy d "fucking leave now" 😂

Nick is in school getting a degree in history. He wants to write history books for high schools.

Daniel, Nick uses official historic journals like the Naval Institute Press and the Marine Corps Historical Museum.

77th army division you guys must react to this by him

lord bless these guys on this mission if it wasnt for bad luck these guys would have no luck at all

The Aleutian Islands are in the Barents sea.  The Willie D got sent to the Barents Sea , fisherman's hell.....for a year.  They did not get off light.

Hey Spencer and Daniel! Don't you just love all of these stories?  FANTASTIC reaction!

We are all going to HELL for laughing at those FDR jokes!! 🤣

24:18 I’ve watched the fat electricians videos over and over, but sometimes he still gets me😂 and that’s one of them “ don’t shoot we’re Republican”😂

My mother's friend's husband - not as tenuous a relationship as you might think - told me stories of WWII.
He was my honourary granda and he was in the Royal Navy. He served on three ships which sank.
He told me tales which made me howl with laughter - I was 14 and it was all over and I was callous.

My great uncle received medals for being sunk, twice, because he was the bloke who saved 'someone important', twice. Other lads had only saved half a dozen ratings.
Another ship he was on was almost scuppered, yet managed to limp home and he was given the oak panelling from the officers' wardroom, as a gift, when his ship was decommissioned.
The staircase of his 'two up two down', in Blyth, Northumberland, was the talk of the town.

My mate's dad was a submariner, which makes him more mad than just about anyone. We had a bond in the belief that a hammock is the most comfortable place to rest a head.

My sister-in-law's dad was Latvian and his story is off the charts of any kind of believability. He was in Dresden when it was bombed and Belsen when it was liberated. He was one of those 'bloody immigrants'! Although, back then, we were proud of what we had all done together and knew that we had all played our part. We had been united against a common enemy and so, welcomed everyone who would help us rebuild.

Now, we don't care. We have 'our own, personal Jesus' which lacks any contact with a community or, we are atheists, participating in stone-throwing, or we have a "That's your problem!" attitude. We believe that we ought to "Shoot the messenger!" - that's a big one!... "Pull up the rope, Jack, I'm ok," is the default position.

Wastrels!

The Fat Electrician himself IS mayoring in story, his aim was if i recall correctly publish books telling said story as It should be done properly.

Im a retired, US Army 18B. But I was born in a Naval Hospital and grew up in  Navy base housing. My dad was with the Seal teams out of Little Creek Virginia Beach VA.  I have a good handle on both branches Army , Navy.
Yes I wanted to follow in my dad's foot steps , but he forbid me from joining the "New Navy" of the 70s so in 79 after graduation, I joined the Army. Now about to retire from civil service working for the Navy. Go figure..😂
Love your guys, channel .

Actually, FDR was only afraid of FIRE, because he couldn't escape fast enough.