sentences:  On 15 October 1942, he fought his ship against Japanese carrier-based scouting planes, then fought off 18 Japanese dive bombers and 12 torpedo planes launched by Japanese aircraft carrier "Zuikaku".His gunners shot down five of the attackers, all the destroyermen following the example of Hubbard who carried on the fight though blinded by burns about his face.When his men had cleared the bridge, he abandoned the sinking "Meredith" scant moments before she made her final plunge.