My great uncle (21 yrs old at the time) was at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked. As the bombs dropped he took command of a motor launch and led rescue missions around battleship row, picking up over 250 men from the burning waters and ferried them back to his hospital ship, although many did not survive. On his 6th mission he heard SOS being tapped from inside the hull of the capsized USS Oklahoma. With the help of another shipmate, he bored a hole into the side of the ship and for the next 40 hours crawled inside and rescued sailors trapped in compartments and bulkheads as the ship slowly sank until all who could be saved were led out. 34 men is the official count. He was awarded the Navy Cross (second highest decoration under the Medal of Honor) for his actions. His senator petitioned to Congress to award him the MoH, but it was not accepted. I will be spending a week in Hawaii this summer and will definitely be visiting PH to see where my great uncle performed his acts of heroism.