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The USS Ward : an operational history of the ship that fired the first American shot of World War II / Richard P. Klobuchar ; forewords by Kenneth C. Swedberg and Guy E. Thompson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Klobuchar, Richard P., author.
- Swedberg, Kenneth C., author of introduction, etc.
- Thompson, Guy E., author of introduction, etc.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ward (Destroyer).
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (281 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina ; London, [England] : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In 1940, the threat of war in the Pacific forced the United States to expand its fleet quickly. This effort included reconditioning and recommissioning ""four stackers"" from the navy's reserve fleet. Built in 1918 to fight German submarines, the USS Ward earned at Pearl Harbor the distinction of firing the first shot in America's war against Japan. In the three years that followed, it was bombed, shelled, strafed, and finally sunk (on December 7, 1944), yet none of her crew of 125 men ever lost a life in combat. Information is drawn from naval records as well as from interviews with surviving
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword by Kenneth C. Swedberg; Foreword by Guy E. Thompson; Preface; Introduction; Poems by Orville S. Ethier; 1. A Fighting Ship Is Born; 2. Too Late for War; 3. A Ship and Crew Prepare for War; 4. Ward Goes to Sea; 5. First Shot of the War; 6. Assault from the Sky; 7. A Difficult December; 8. Liberty; 9. First Year at War; 10. Ward Becomes an APD; 11. In the South Pacific at Last; 12. Amphibious Operations Begin; 13. New Britain and New Guinea; 14. Leyte; 15. Destiny's Date Repeated; 16. Epilogue; Appendices; Roster of Personnel; Chapter Notes
- BibliographyIndex
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-0543-2
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