▁in ▁the ▁first ▁Battle ▁of ▁Sav o ▁Island , ▁En sign ▁Row an , ▁with ▁only ▁a ▁life ▁jack et , ▁waited ▁five ▁hours ▁in ▁the ▁water ▁until ▁res cu ed . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁rescue , ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ ▁for ▁three ▁months ▁and ▁then ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁. ▁E ight ▁weeks ▁after ▁his ▁assignment ▁to ▁the ▁De ▁H aven , ▁it ▁was ▁s unk ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁Battle ▁of ▁Sav o ▁Island . ▁ ▁En sign ▁Row an ▁sust ained ▁inj uries ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁water ▁for ▁two ▁hours ▁until ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁a ▁Land ing ▁craft ▁tank ▁which ▁the ▁ship ▁had ▁been ▁esc ort ing . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁second ▁rescue , ▁he ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁seven ▁months ▁recuper ating ▁from ▁inj uries ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Naval ▁Hospital . ▁While ▁recuper ating , ▁he ▁met ▁and ▁married ▁Miss ▁Mary ▁Thompson ▁( D ur ham , ▁North ▁Carolina ), ▁who ▁was ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁hospital . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁duty ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁ ▁and ▁in ▁late ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁senior ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁board ing ▁party ▁from ▁the ▁Blue ▁that ▁accepted ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁an ▁I - 4 0 0 ▁class ▁sub marine , ▁then ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁sub marine . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁Com Des R on ▁T W O , ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁the ▁remaining ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁post -