 During the trial 's four weeks of testimony , the court heard evidence from Thomas S. Moulton , Hubbard 's second @-@ in @-@ command aboard the USS PC @-@ 815 . Moulton testified that Hubbard had told him that he had been involved in the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941 and that he had been the only survivor of his destroyer , which had gone down with all hands save himself . The " submarine battle " of May 1943 was also described by Moulton and was hailed by a Church of Scientology attorney as " a new untold chapter to the history of the Pacific conflict during World War II ; and new perspectives on the magnitude – and proximity – of Japanese naval operations off the U.S. coast during the war . " Moulton also testified that Hubbard had told him that he had received combat injuries to his eyes and back . In response , documents contradicting Moulton 's ( and Hubbard 's ) account were read into the record by Armstrong 's attorney , Michael Flynn . 
