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They swung out the massive torpedo tubes and they were going to do a simulated run of the torpedo using iowa as a target. one of the primers that fired thor pay does was -- torpedoes was left in there and they fired a live torpedo. >> bret: in a panic they warn it would iowa a live torpedo was running toward it. >> the ir iowa increased the speed and the torpedo exploded in the wake generated. was only 1,000 feet of the stern of the ship. while it was taking place, the president thought it was great entertainment and he asked the secret service staff to wheel his wheelchair over to the edge of...

There was a point where everybody had to make for. newsreel: 4000 ships and thousands of smaller craft. the gathering of the mighty armada. and what were conditions like? do you want me to swear? they were horrendous. 0h, awful. i remember we had some small destroyers escorting us, and one minute they would be on top of a wave, and the next minute you couldn't see it. i was never so seasick in all my life! the whole crew were. everyone were a bit quiet, you know? there was a lot on their minds, i suppose. we were just wondering what was going to happen when we got over the other side. it was o...

In april of 1945, just a few weeks before the germans surrendered. n9 of the 62 sailors on board were killed. chevy has just rolled out next year's model of the iconic corvette stingray, radically redesigned with the 495 horsepower engine now behind the seats. this 'vette can go from 0-60mph an less than three seconds. the sticker price for the base model just under $60,000. up next, steve hartman. old soldiers find peace 50 years after the war. i switched to liberty mutual, because they let me customize my insurance. and as a fitness junkie, i customize everything, like my bike, and my calves...

Finally tonight our person of the week. the surprise for a hero. >> reporter: duane sherman was 19 years old when he enlisted to fight in ww ii, serving aboard the "uss lamson," a destroyer. it saw several battles in the pacific. and at 96, he still vividly remembers the battle that earned him a purple heart. the flames from the crash engulfing the bridge. 30 shipmates lost their lives that day. duane would return home, he would raise a family, and now turning 96, he doesn't look it, but jokes -- >> i sometimes feel it. >> reporter: over the years, duane has lost many friends and comrades, but...

Torpedoed by a german u-boat and the "h.m.s. otranto" went down after a collision in bad weather. nter the course of several months hundreds of american men washed up on shore. wars grim tide overwhelmed this tiny island as residents scrambled to find survivors. bob siplon's father, private arthur siplon from michigan, was among them. >> it was a scottish farmer who 00und him. >> reporter: more than 700 men died and were buried in temporary graves. islay residents even sewed handmade american flags for their funerals. yesterday-- 100 years later-- american, british and german warships honored ...