Because of this, Gunny gives Joe two Marines and the mission to take out Pistol Pete.
On October 14, 1942, however, the Japanese are hammering them with artillery from their position codenamed 'Pistol Pete'. On August 7, 1942, Gunny, Joe and two other Marines are part of a midnight raid on Guadalcanal to take an airfield and destroy an ammo dump before the main assault at dawn. The three successfully get the truck back, and the bridge is blown, but Donnie is still inside a tank when it is overrun by Japanese soldiers, and is presumed dead. Donnie and the demolition men need to blow Calumpit Bridge, but their demolition truck got captured. On January 1, 1942, Joe and Gunny are stationed in the Philippines, where they meet up with Joe's younger brother, Donnie, who is in a Marine demolition unit. After witnessing the sinking of the USS Arizona, they defend the USS Nevada as it attempts to escape harbor. Joe gets in the turret and shoots down planes to defend Battleship Row.
Soon after, however, he is blown off the ship, but is rescued by a PT boat carrying Gunny, Pfc. He makes his way topside, putting out fires and aiding crewmen along the way, and, once topside, meets up with Gunnery Sergeant Jack "Gunny" Lauton, his commander, and Joe works to shoot planes and torpedoes. "Joe" Griffin wakes up on the USS California to the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
0 kommentar(er)
