William (Bill) Worley relates his experiences during the Second World War serving on the destroyer USS Patterson in the United States Navy (USN) and his part in the rescue of survivors from the torpedoed merchant vessel SS Fingal

Side A: William (Bill) Worley discusses early life; enlistment in the United States Navy (USN); assigned to USS Blue; action at Midway; convoy duties; action at Guadalcanal; duties with cruiser HMAS Canberra; sinking of the HMAS Canberra 8 August 1942 at Battle of Savo Island; drafted to destroyer USS Patterson; Australian women and conflict with Australian troops; the sinking of the SS Fingal; rescue of SS Fingal survivors; meets Bernard (Bernie) O'Brien; ferry troops to New Guinea battles; action at second Battle of Guadalcanal; loss of the USS Juno with five Sullivan brothers on board; duties out of Tulagi, Solomon Islands; ship rammed by Japanese vessel; other Pacific actions; awarded two purple hearts; discusses "friendly fire" incident with USS Enterprise; action at Iwo Jima. Side B: rescue of surviors from sinkings; task force duties in Pacific; Okinawa; kamikaze attacks; combat fatigue; shore duties; end of war; return to the United States; post war life and marriage.