Merchant marine survivors of World War II: oral histories of cargo carrying under fire
"The 20 World War II Merchant Marine veterans featured in this oral history served in all theaters of war. Most had at least one ship torpedoed, bombed, shelled or mined out from under them. Some became prisoners of the Japanese for the duration of the war. Many spent time on lifeboats or flims...
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Jefferson, NC
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2014
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| Zusammenfassung: | "The 20 World War II Merchant Marine veterans featured in this oral history served in all theaters of war. Most had at least one ship torpedoed, bombed, shelled or mined out from under them. Some became prisoners of the Japanese for the duration of the war. Many spent time on lifeboats or flimsy rafts under harsh conditions".. |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | XI, 203 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 9780786494675 |
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of
Contents
Acknowledgments
ix
Preface: The Ship
1
1
William J. Bill Bailey: I just couldn t take it any longer
7
2
Howard
Bethell:
No longer bums, they were heroes
11
3
Daniel J. Bradley: I ve been on borrowed time
25
4
Rexford Dickey: He died from a broken heart
32
5
Stanley E.
Gorski:
The Minefields of Manila Bay
36
6
Jack A. Holt: We all piled out on deck
43
7
Paul J. Jarvis: Okinawa was absolute hell
50
8
Eric H.
Johanson:
We were scared to death
60
9
Ruel
N.
Lawrence: The ship pulled me down
62
10
John M.
Le Cato: Norluna,
you re supposed to be sunk!
70
11
Edward A. MacMichael: One Step Ahead of the Japs
84
12
Edward C. March: Torpedoes and Molasses Don t Mix
91
13
John S. Jack McCusker: Did you ever hear a ship die?
102
14
Harry A. Morgan: Walnuts and Bauxite for the War
114
15
Dennis A. Roland: A Prisoner of the Japanese
120
16
William J. Shearer: She was there, and all of a sudden
it wasn t
135
17
Henrik
E.
Hank
Sievers:
Cargo for Pearl and Nawiliwili
139
vu
viii Table of
Contents
18 Robert
В.
Smolen: Captain,
they re gonna machine-gun
us!
142
19
John H.
Tiendeen:
I hated to see her lost
147
20
Donald E. Zubrod:
42
Days in a Lifeboat
161
Appendix A
:
Glossary
171
Appendix B: The Crew of a Typical Liberty (Dry Cargo) Ship
During World War II
175
Chapter Notes
177
Bibliography
195
Index
197
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