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After the war ended, the war against underwater mines went on. One sailor’s story. On paper, in August 1945, and nearly every serviceman wanted to go home. For me and others serving on minesweepers, the war was over the end seemed simple: we would sail our ship back to the West Coast, decommission her, accept …
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