My uncle was there, Navy man, would never speak about it, but god help the person who had anything bad to say about his country.
His oldest sister kept a clipping book of all the battles he and his aircraft carrier were in, my god, what that man must have experienced and seen. That clipping book was the only way I found out anything about my uncles time in the navy.
My family was big on the Knights of Columbus, most if not all were members, every Dec 7th, my father and my uncle would sit in the corner and have a beer alone, as a small child, never knew why, would ask my mother, she would say, leave them alone. After reading the clippings book, I knew why.