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We Will Stand by You : Serving in the Pawnee, 1942-45
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mason, Theodore C.
- Series:
- Bluejacket Bks.
- Bluejacket books "We will stand by you"
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mason, Theodore C., 1921-.
- Pawnee (Ship).
- Sailors--United States--Biography.
- Tugboats--Pacific Area--History--20th century.
- United States. Navy--Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American--20th century--Pacific Area.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American--Pacific Area.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--United States.
- Tugboats--History.
- Tugboats.
- Sailors--Biography.
- Sailors.
- United States.
- Mason, Theodore C.
- Local Subjects:
- Mason, Theodore C., 1921-.
- Pawnee (Ship).
- Sailors--United States--Biography.
- Tugboats--Pacific Area--History--20th century.
- United States. Navy--Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (311 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- We Will Stand by You
- Place of Publication:
- Annopolis : Naval Institute Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An enlisted radioman recalls his years of action in the Pacific with candor and humor.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. Plank Owner; 2. To the South Pacific; 3. The ""Dirty Dell""; 4. King Solomon's Islands; 5. Tin Fish at Rendova; 6. Kennedy and Moosebrugger; 7. Courage Is Contagious; 8. Empress Augusta Bay: Solomon's Farewell; 9. Storm Fronts; 10. ""Strength Through Love"" Down Under; 11. ""Rocks and Shoals""; 12. Scavengers of War; 13. ""Once More Unto the Breach"": Peleliu; 14. ""We Will Stand By You""; 15. Quo Vadis?
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781612512044
- 1612512046
- OCLC:
- 831120831
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