sentences:  Yeoman Pratt reported that machine gunners on board the "Finch" downed one Japanese aircraft during an air raid, and though the Captain congratulated them, he asked them not to repeat the feat so that they would not become a special target and be able to continue mine sweeping operations.After running out of fuel in March, "Finch" was anchored in shallow water and her crew taken to shore defense positions.On 9 April 1942, while moored at the eastern point of Corregidor, "Finch" was damaged by the near miss of a Japanese bomb, her seams opening and fragments of the bomb piercing her hull.