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One Of The Crew, USS O'Bannon, World War II

by Walter Allen Lee

252 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #06-2675; ISBN 1-4251-0917-9; US$19.95, C$22.94, EUR16.39, £11.47

Enlisted man's report on the action serving aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer in WWII.

About the Book

While serving as a radioman aboard the USS O'Bannon, 3 February, 1944 until our ship escorted the Missouri for the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay , I kept a diary. During which time our ship earned 12 battle stars, the Philippine Liberation medal with 2 battle stars, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, and later warded the Combat Action Ribbon. It is a report on all the action to earn the above awards.

About the Author

I joined the Navy on 26 September 1939, and was honorably discharged 11 November 1945. I grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, and attended the University of Tennessee on the GI Bill. Enjoyed a successul sales career in Insurance, and Resort real estate, now retired, I bought what I sold. My wife and I are now retired in a resort/retirement community called fairfield Glade, situated on the Cumberland Plateau in East Tennessee.

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