Liberty's War : An Engineer's Memoir of the Merchant Marine, 1942-1945.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Melton, Herman E.

Contributor:

Melton, Will.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine engineers.

Merchant marine.

Naval convoys.

World War, 1939-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

La Vergne : Naval Institute Press, 2017.

Summary:

"Liberty's War explores the experiences of Herman Melton, from his time as a cadet at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy through his experiences at sea as a third assistant engineer. As a cadet on board the Liberty ship SS Cornelius Harnett, Melton saw action against German U-boats and bombers as part of the Murmansk Run convoys of 1943. After graduating from the academy in 1944, he shipped out to the Pacific Theatre, surviving the sinking of his Liberty ship, the SS Antoine Saugrain, and its top-secret cargo. He also helped to salvage two damaged Liberty ships before sailing in the William Sharon back to San Francisco."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

War clouds

Plebe year

Destination Russia: SS Cornelius Harnett

Convoy HX-220: first Atlantic crossing

Convoy JW-52: the Murmansk run

Life in the bull's-eye

The treacherous voyage of Convoy RA-53

Arctic warriors

A foolish cadet stunt

Convoy ONS-174: homeward bound

Kings Point upperclassman

A wartime wedding at the Academy

Across the Pacific for General MacArthur

The sinking of the Antoine Saugrain

Marooned on Leyte

Witness to annihilation

Peace and postwar reentry

Epilogue

Appendix 1. Men of the Cornelius Harnett, April 1943

Appendix 2. Captain A. van Cromphaut's report of the attack on the Antoine Saugrain

Appendix 3. Men of the Antoine Saugrain, December 1944.

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ISBN:

9781682473078

1682473074