Quotes by Barney Ross

Barney Ross

American professional boxer

Lived from: 1909 - 1967

Category: Athletes

Born: 23 december 1909 Died: 17 january 1967

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  • After the atomic bombs were dropped, the war ended and we went into Tokyo Bay with the rest of the fleet, the Missouri and the rest of them, while they signed the terms of surrender that ended the war.
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  • All we had aboard the ship that morning was one Annapolis graduate and three reserves.
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  • Everything was black in the harbor, but there were still some fires burning on the ships.
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  • I'd get a shell, they weighed about 80 pounds I think, but when I was 19 or 20 that was nothing. I'd take a shell and a bag of powder, I'd put it in the hoist and then I would send it up to the gun.
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  • It was lucky for me. It wasn't lucky for the nine people that got killed and the 20 that were injured.
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  • Our duty was to try and find the Japanese fleet. We never did find the Japanese fleet and I am awfully glad, because they had attacked us there with six carriers, three battleships, 10 or 15 cruisers, and about 20 destroyers.
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  • The gunner's mate came up and started breaking the locks on the ammunition. Everything was locked up for fear that someone might go in there with a cigarette or something.
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  • They got word that the Japanese planes were coming back, so we sunk her ourselves so the Japanese wouldn't get it. We didn't want the Japanese to get it intact.
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  • We got orders to strike the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. We had a task force with the Enterprise. We had two or three cruisers and probably eight or 10 destroyers.
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  • We managed to get underway, and I don't know to this day why we didn't get struck or take a torpedo, but we didn't. We got outside of the exit of the harbor and we started dropping depth charges.
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  • We were very fortunate that the carriers weren't in the harbor.
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What are the most famous quotes from Barney Ross?

The two most famous quotes from Barney Ross are:

  • "After the atomic bombs were dropped, the war ended and we went into Tokyo Bay with the rest of the fleet, the Missouri and the rest of them, while they signed the terms of surrender that ended the war."
  • "All we had aboard the ship that morning was one Annapolis graduate and three reserves."

When did Barney Ross live?

Barney Ross was born in 1909 and died in the year 1967.