After the Japanese bombed Hawaii, a group of men from North Alabama joined the coast guard as counter guerilla warfare troops designated to defend against Nazi-Italia saboteurs, whose targets were in this area that contained TVA dams and nitrogen plants. President Roosevelt, General Bill Donovan, and Senator Lister Hill were the planners and leaders of this project. In order to halt and capture the enemy and not upset the nation, small squadrons were sent out to complete these tasks. The group in Alabama needed extra help, and Ensign Billy Ray Coleman called upon and received help from Reverend Ples and the men from his church.