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Navy Priest : The Life of Captain Jake Laboon SJ / Richard Gribble, CSC ; foreword by Rear Admiral Barry C. Black, USN (Ret.).
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gribble, Richard.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Laboon, Jake, 1921-1988.
- Laboon, Jake.
- Peto (SS-265 : Submarine).
- United States. Navy--Submarine forces--Biography.
- United States.
- United States. Navy--Officers--Biography.
- United States. Navy--Chaplains--Biography.
- Leadership--United States.
- Leadership.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Chaplains--Biography.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
- World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Area.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Submariners--United States--Biography.
- Submariners.
- Jesuits--United States--Biography.
- Jesuits.
- Military chaplains--United States--Biography.
- Military chaplains.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (377 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, District of Columbia : The Catholic University of America Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Navy Priest is a compelling biography of the Jesuit priest and Navy chaplain John Francis (Jake) Laboon.Father Jake made a significant contribution to the United States Navy, both as a World War II submarine officer and, most prominently, during a 22-year career as a chaplain.
- Contents:
- The early years: 1921-1940
- Formation for military service
- the U.S. Naval Academy: 1940-1943
- World War II submariner: 1943-1946
- Formation for the Society of Jesus: 1946-1958
- Fleet ballistic missile submarine chaplain: 1958-1961
- Circuit rider, recruit chaplain, and Alaska pastor: 1961-1966
- Return to the Naval Academy: 1966-1969
- War chaplain
- Vietnam: 1969-1970
- Florida, Hawaii, and New London again: 1970-1976
- Command climax
- Norfolk: 1976-1980
- Jesuit Retreat Master and Pastor: 1981-1988
- Epilogue: Jake Laboon
- the legacy.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8132-2726-7
- OCLC:
- 908634875
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