Kenneth W. Prescott

A PT Skipper in the South Pacific: A Naval Officer's Memoir of Service on PTs and a PT Boat Tender (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

by Kenneth W. Prescott, Captain, USNR (Ret.) Merriam Press World War II Memoir From training at Melville, Rhode Island, to the South Pacific where as XO and CO of PT 61 and CO of PT 48 he served at Tulagi-Florida Island, Guadalcanal, and the Russells, as well as on different assignments in Torokina, Bougainville, and Emirau, New Ireland, back to Melville and on to the USS Jamestown (AGP-3) as XO, home based in the Philippines, and finally to his post-war career in the Navy. Included are his bird collecting and taxidermy efforts during and after the war, as well as an encounter with future president John F. Kennedy. 100 photos

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lulu.com
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781312646285
• Artikelnr.: 68119163

Autorenporträt

The Merriam Press has published numerous titles on historical subjects, especially military history, with an emphasis on World War II, as well as making available previously published works, including reports, documents, manuals, articles and other materials on historical topics, some in printed form with many as PDF files. Also the digital journal series World War 2 in Review.