From Texas to Tinian and Tokyo Bay :: the memoirs of Captain J.R. Ritter, Seabee commander during the Pacific War, 1942-1945 /
"This is the memoir of J.R. Ritter (1902-1994), a civil engineer from Texas who became a U.S. Navy Seabee officer during World War II. The formal name of the Seabees is "U.S. Naval Construction Battalions" and they were responsible for building airstrips, barracks, and other infrastru...
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| Schriftenreihe: | North Texas military biography and memoir series ;
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| Zusammenfassung: | "This is the memoir of J.R. Ritter (1902-1994), a civil engineer from Texas who became a U.S. Navy Seabee officer during World War II. The formal name of the Seabees is "U.S. Naval Construction Battalions" and they were responsible for building airstrips, barracks, and other infrastructure for the troops. Ritter was first stationed in Alaska when Japan was thought to be planning an invasion through the Aleutians, then in the Central Pacific, mainly on Tinian Island. He was on Tinian when the war ended"-- |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xi, 176 pages, 12 pages of unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781574417814 1574417819 |
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| contents | Chronology of the War Years (1941-1946) -- Introduction / by Jonathan Ritter -- Prologue: December 7, 1941 -- 1942: Texas to the Aleutians: Training for the Seabees -- 1943: Still in the Aleutians -- 1943: Back to the States -- 1943-1944: Shore Leave -- Gallery of Maps and Illustrations -- 1944: The Central Pacific: Kwajalein and Bigej -- 1944: The Central Pacific: Tinian -- 1945: The Beginning of the End -- 1945: The End of the Pacific War -- Epilogue: November 18, 1945 -- Conclusion (1945-1994) / by Jonathan Ritter. |
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| spelling | Ritter, J. R. (James Rex), 1902-1994, author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjqBMkQw4PGDXjTY7tjbq3 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2019099083 From Texas to Tinian and Tokyo Bay : the memoirs of Captain J.R. Ritter, Seabee commander during the Pacific War, 1942-1945 / edited by Jonathan Templin Ritter. Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, [2019] ©2019 1 online resource (xi, 176 pages, 12 pages of unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier North Texas military biography and memoir series ; number 17 Includes bibliographical references and index. Chronology of the War Years (1941-1946) -- Introduction / by Jonathan Ritter -- Prologue: December 7, 1941 -- 1942: Texas to the Aleutians: Training for the Seabees -- 1943: Still in the Aleutians -- 1943: Back to the States -- 1943-1944: Shore Leave -- Gallery of Maps and Illustrations -- 1944: The Central Pacific: Kwajalein and Bigej -- 1944: The Central Pacific: Tinian -- 1945: The Beginning of the End -- 1945: The End of the Pacific War -- Epilogue: November 18, 1945 -- Conclusion (1945-1994) / by Jonathan Ritter. "This is the memoir of J.R. Ritter (1902-1994), a civil engineer from Texas who became a U.S. Navy Seabee officer during World War II. The formal name of the Seabees is "U.S. Naval Construction Battalions" and they were responsible for building airstrips, barracks, and other infrastructure for the troops. Ritter was first stationed in Alaska when Japan was thought to be planning an invasion through the Aleutians, then in the Central Pacific, mainly on Tinian Island. He was on Tinian when the war ended"-- Provided by publisher Print version record. Ritter, J. R. (James Rex), 1902-1994. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2019099083 United States. Navy. Seabees Officers Biography. United States. Navy. Seabees fast World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Pacific Ocean Biography. Marine engineers Texas Biography. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Campagnes et batailles Pacifique, Océan Biographies. Mécaniciens de navire Texas Biographies. Armed Forces Officers fast Marine engineers fast Military campaigns fast Pacific Ocean fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJt3VGpY6rKDD3QVRdJVYP Texas fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJj8XjVR9hP7dPxwVtRqcP World War (1939-1945) fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBbhpRH9XvjbDFXtxhb 1939-1945 fast Autobiography https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020493 Biography https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019215 autobiographies (literary works) aat Autobiographies fast Biographies fast Autobiographies. lcgft http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026047 Biographies. lcgft http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026049 Autobiographies. rvmgf Biographies. rvmgf Ritter, Jonathan Templin, 1983- editor. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjJKHm638Rxmx9Q8YyTQ4m http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2016152916 has work: From Texas to Tinian and Tokyo Bay (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGDFy7HfPHMvQggV6TGtjC https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Ritter, J.R. (James Rex), 1902-1994. From Texas to Tinian and Tokyo Bay. Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, [2019] 9781574417715 (DLC) 2019027397 (OCoLC)1108787818 North Texas military biography and memoir series ; no. 17. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2004049506 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2297403 Volltext |
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| title | From Texas to Tinian and Tokyo Bay : the memoirs of Captain J.R. Ritter, Seabee commander during the Pacific War, 1942-1945 / |
| title_auth | From Texas to Tinian and Tokyo Bay : the memoirs of Captain J.R. Ritter, Seabee commander during the Pacific War, 1942-1945 / |
| title_exact_search | From Texas to Tinian and Tokyo Bay : the memoirs of Captain J.R. Ritter, Seabee commander during the Pacific War, 1942-1945 / |
| title_full | From Texas to Tinian and Tokyo Bay : the memoirs of Captain J.R. Ritter, Seabee commander during the Pacific War, 1942-1945 / edited by Jonathan Templin Ritter. |
| title_fullStr | From Texas to Tinian and Tokyo Bay : the memoirs of Captain J.R. Ritter, Seabee commander during the Pacific War, 1942-1945 / edited by Jonathan Templin Ritter. |
| title_full_unstemmed | From Texas to Tinian and Tokyo Bay : the memoirs of Captain J.R. Ritter, Seabee commander during the Pacific War, 1942-1945 / edited by Jonathan Templin Ritter. |
| title_short | From Texas to Tinian and Tokyo Bay : |
| title_sort | from texas to tinian and tokyo bay the memoirs of captain j r ritter seabee commander during the pacific war 1942 1945 |
| title_sub | the memoirs of Captain J.R. Ritter, Seabee commander during the Pacific War, 1942-1945 / |
| topic | Ritter, J. R. (James Rex), 1902-1994. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2019099083 United States. Navy. Seabees Officers Biography. United States. Navy. Seabees fast World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Pacific Ocean Biography. Marine engineers Texas Biography. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Campagnes et batailles Pacifique, Océan Biographies. Mécaniciens de navire Texas Biographies. Armed Forces Officers fast Marine engineers fast Military campaigns fast |
| topic_facet | Ritter, J. R. (James Rex), 1902-1994. United States. Navy. Seabees Officers Biography. United States. Navy. Seabees World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Pacific Ocean Biography. Marine engineers Texas Biography. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Campagnes et batailles Pacifique, Océan Biographies. Mécaniciens de navire Texas Biographies. Armed Forces Officers Marine engineers Military campaigns Pacific Ocean Texas Autobiography Biography autobiographies (literary works) Autobiographies Biographies Autobiographies. Biographies. |
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