Eric Warner was a military surgeon in Key West, Florida in 1940. He
had few responsibilities, occasional surgeries, and his own
forty-foot fishing boat. On December 8, 1941, the U.S. Navy pulled
all of their ships and airplanes out of the base, sending them to
the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
Key West was a ghost military base. The Gulf Stream offshore was
soon trafficked by hundreds of ships each day carrying guns and oil
to European allies. Hitler dispatched U-boats to the U.S. coast and
dozens of ships were attacked each day. Doctor Warner was suddenly
swamped with wounded sailors from the merchant fleets. Only three
Coast Guard ships defended the entire U.S. Coast. The Navy response
was to commandeer civilian boats. Navy personnel manned the ships,
which were used for harbor patrol and convoy duty. Eric found
himself doing double duty...part time surgeon and boat captain
rescuing seamen from burning ships in the waters off Key West. This
is his story.
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