{"product_id":"wartime-sea-stories-life-aboard-ships-1942-1945-paperback","title":"Wartime Sea Stories: Life Aboard Ships, 1942-1945 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalter R. Evans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle-known are the ships that repaired cruisers with bows blown off, carriers with gaping bomb holes on deck, many at sea: This is their story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author was born is St. Louis, Missouri in 1923 to World War I Navy veterans, a Chief Electricians Mate and a Navy nurse. He joined the Navy on December 9, 1941. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He graduated from signal school at Pearl Harbor and was assigned to Admiral Nimitz's flag ship, the \u003ci\u003eUSS West Virginia\u003c\/i\u003e. He transferred to the \u003ci\u003eUSS Vestal\u003c\/i\u003e in August 1942, and served on that ship until November 1943.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe was assigned to the \u003ci\u003eUSS Silverbell\u003c\/i\u003e, a net tender. Though an auxiliary vessel, the \u003ci\u003eSilverbell\u003c\/i\u003e saw four months of bombing and kamikaze attacks at Leyte Gulf. The small ship was also endangered by three typhoons. His tour of duty on the \u003ci\u003eSilverbell\u003c\/i\u003e lasted until January, 1946. He also served three months on the \u003ci\u003e USS Trego\u003c\/i\u003e. His last ship was the \u003ci\u003eUSS Norton Sound\u003c\/i\u003e, spending three months in the Arctic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45421536608358,"sku":"9780595412709","price":21.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/R05CYlpVL0d3YXJBWHRMMGJRQk1TQT09.webp?v=1775485059","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/wartime-sea-stories-life-aboard-ships-1942-1945-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}