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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
It happened once, and Morton claimed he was fired on first. Maybe he was lying, maybe not. I'm not defending Morton, but once hardly equals "particularly fond of". I do agree that he would likely not have been tried, though, and I also agree that is wrong.
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But i wonder why the german Commander "Eck" was killed for the same reason. It is said that there was no fair hearing, no evidences, nothing. Morton was awarded for this action with the Navy Cross. He never faced a court martial.
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Unlike German submariner Heinz-Wilhelm Eck, who was executed as a war criminal for ordering the killing of civilian shipwreck survivors, Morton did not face any criminal liability for his alleged actions. O'Kane believed this event prevented Morton from being awarded the Medal of Honor
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He never ordered to kill the people, just to sink the life rafts. So he is not directly "killing" the people, but taking their chance of surviving, not less cruel. But still weird....