Complex sentence: Ford later recalled nearly going overboard; when 20 + degree rolls caused aircraft below decks to careen into each other, igniting a fire, he volunteered to take a fire team below decks and fought fires all night, saving his ship from sure destruction at sea.
Split into simpler sentences: Ford later recalled nearly going overboard; when 20 + degree rolls caused aircraft below decks to careen into each other, igniting a fire. He volunteered to take a fire team below decks and fought fires all night, saving his ship from sure destruction at sea.