Download or read book Hooligan Navy Book Six written by Randy Schock and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-24 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pete Irvin and the men on the USS Current, like Larry Leighty and Bill Beach, Bob Toombs, Ra Vaura, Adams, Pennington, Butler, Haskell, Upton, Hilton, Kelly, Jim Golden, Garcia, Schultz, Fulton, Demuth, Ed Bock, Richard Hightower, Eldon Osmun, Jerry Spickler, Rick Shugert, Francylien 'Smitty' Smith, George Hartnagel, Tom Jarboe, Jerry Shepherd, John Bauer, Larry Baker, Mark Holmes, Jim O'Berry, Bob Arnold, Ron Brmley, Larry Goodman, Elmer Schnittker, Ray Rankin, Dick Shechan. At the moment I do not have the first names of some of the men, here, and when I get them I will add them in. Also on the USS ARS 22 Current would have been, Chief Warrant Lohme, who was the Current's Engineering Officer, and Clyde Carlton, MM2/c at one point was the Currents Chief Carpenter, but Pete said, he left, and Pete then became the head Carpenter.

Download or read book The Hooligan Navy Book Two written by Randy Schock and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-21 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remember somebody was about to be thrown down the 'you know what' stairs? "I was standing outside the building when McKee and Lapal came along, and they said "What's the matter kid?" I told them what happened. "Okay go on back up." I got almost to the top of the 2nd landing when the gorilla stepped out but, before he could say anything, M&L said, "He's with us." The gorilla took one look at M&L, and then he did a 180 and went back inside. M&L were both about 6 foot 2, or 6 foot 3, and about 225, all muscle, no steroids in these guys. After that I had no more problems getting into the 'Watering Hole." "Guardian Angels," Oh Yea! The crew was told that there were about 167 inhabitants on Bikini. We soon noticed that the women were completely naked, and the men wore only lion clothes, this soon ended after the fleet moved in. Both male and female Bikinians, started to wear a wraparound type of skirt and the inhabitants were soon moved to a compound." So my other Marshall Island buddy from another RWS Report, says that he remembers, when his own stepmother and his pal saw his other Hooligan Navy buddy right here in the hospital. Hum. Okay. He may have been recuperating alright, but not from the army, but prison. Woe. A few years later Roselli was instrumental in ensuring my older brother was safe from any undue harm at the hands of a freight yard railroad bull. The I-25, A Midget Submarine and California's Channel Islands. Early in World War II nine Type B-1 aircraft equipped long range Japanese Imperial Submarines were strategically located along the North American Pacific west coast in areas considered best suited to attack shipping lanes most commonly used by American merchantmen. The nine submarines in numerical order and their locations were: I-9 Cape Blanco, Oregon I-10 San Diego, California I-15 San Francisco Bay, California I-17 Cape Mendocino, California I-19 Los Angeles Harbor, California I-21 Estero Bay, California I-23 Monterey Bay, California I-25 Columbia River, marks the border dividing Washington state and Oregon I-26 Strait of Juan de Fuca, U.S. and Canada international boundary Official records cataloging the movements of the I-25 clearly indicate she traveled from her usual Pacific northwest theater of operation, as listed above, to at least as far south as Point Arguello along the California coast. Although no official reason for doing so has ever been given, intermingled with the I-25's timeline of operation is a strong substantiating co-factor that a Japanese midget submarine possibly holed up on one of the Channel Islands not far from Point Arguello during the same period the I-25 was in the south, albeit extrapolated from a rather unconventional source.

Download or read book The Hooligan Navy written by Wesley E. Hall and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-06-17 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hooligan Navy is about a Coast Guard that had just gone through a world war as part of the U. S. Navy. The story focuses upon the experiences of a young radio operator who served on the CGC Alert, the CGC Bramble, the CGC Chautauqua, the CGC Escanaba, the CGC Storis, and the CGC Taney. The action begins on the West Coast, moves to Baltimore and the Coast Guard Yard, travels down to Norfolk and Panama, and ends up back on the West Coast and in Alaska. It is a humorous book about a young ex-Navy sailor who found out the hard way that the Coast Guard is a very small outfit where the officers all knew each other and shared what they knew about recalcitrant swabs.

Download or read book The Hooligans written by P. T. Deutermann and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping and authentic World War II naval adventure by a master storyteller The Hooligans fictionalizes the little-known but remarkable exploits of “The Hooligan Navy” that fought in the Pacific theatre of World War II. Loosely-organized in fast moving squadrons, PT (patrol torpedo) boats were the pesky nemesis of the formidable Japanese navy, dubbed “the mosquito fleet” and “devil boats” for their daring raids against warships, tankers, and transport ships. After the Pearl Harbor raid plunges America into war, young surgical resident Lincoln Anderson enlists in the Navy medical corps. His first deployment comes in August 1942 at Guadalcanal, when after a brutal sea battle and the landing of Marines on the island, Anderson finds himself triaging hundreds of casualties under relentless Japanese air and land attacks. But with the navy short of doctors, soon Anderson is transferred to serve aboard a PT boat. From Guadalcanal to the Solomon Islands to the climactic, tide-turning battle of Leyte Gulf, Anderson and the crew members of his boat confront submarines and surface ships, are attacked from air by the dreaded Kawanishi flying boats, and hunted by destroyers. In the end, Anderson must lead a division of boats in a seemingly-impossible mission against a Japanese battleship formation—and learn the true nature of his character. Informed by P. T. Deutermann’s own experience as a commander of a patrol gunboat in Vietnam, The Hooligans is first-rate military adventure fiction.

Download or read book The Hooligan Navy Book One written by Randy Schock and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-20 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After replenishing in San Pedro Bay, Leyte, Current arrived off Okinawa 2 June 1945 for salvage operations aiding the many ships damaged by Japanese air attack, and those sailing in the 3rd and 5th Fleet raids on the Japanese homeland. She served ships of the occupation forces at Okinawa until 5 January 1946, when she sailed by way of Sasebo, Japan to San Francisco, arriving 27 February. Pete Irwin can repeat all of the Navy Language of the USS Current ARS 22 because the Navy is in his own soul forever. Young Pete Irvin continues here, with his first recollections, of going into Pearl Harbor for the very first time. "We were in Pearl Harbor for a short period where we took on all kinds of stores, and food stuff. We also took in a number of new crew members. Larry Leighty, who enlisted in 1945 came aboard. We left Pearl Harbor, on April 16, 1946, again the crew was not told where they were going until we cleared Diamond Head. Then we were told our destination was Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands for the Atomic Bomb Test known as 'Operation Crossroads.'" Between 15 April 1946 and 22 July 1947 Current served with JTF-1 on Operation 'Crossroads,' the atomic weapons tests in the Marshall Islands. She returned to San Diego 23 August 1947 and was placed out of commission in reserve 9 February 1948. Recommissioned 10 October 1951, Current sailed from Long Beach 7 December and arrived at Pearl Harbor a week later. Following a 1952 tour of duty in the Far East during the Korean War, she carried out an extensive salvage operation on the merchant ship SS Quartette off Midway, saving approximately 2,000 tons of grain between 23 December 1952 and 6 March 1953. During her 1953 tour of duty off Korea, Current re-floated the stranded LST-578 at Cheju and in a lengthy and difficult operation salvaged the stern half of SS Cornhusker Mariner which had gone aground off Pusan. Her next Far Eastern tour in 1954 and 1955 included duty with the Taiwan Patrol, visits to Japanese ports, and participation in the "Passage to Freedom" evacuation of refugees from North Vietnam. After alterations to fit her for duty in the Arctic, Current arrived at Seattle, Wash., 25 June 1955. She carried construction equipment and materials into the poorly charted waters along the northern coast of Canada and Alaska from 15 July to 30 September, when she returned to Pearl Harbor for repairs. She voyaged to Kwajalein to inspect the work on mooring buoys between 16 January and 22 February 1956. Then she arrived in Seattle 29 June to join a convoy carrying supplies to stations of the Distant Early Warning line from 15 July to 10 September, returning to Pearl Harbor for local operations. During her 1957 deployment to the Western Pacific, Current took part in a mine recovery training exercise in the Marianas; surveyed and blasted a channel in Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea; salvaged aircraft and vessels off Japan; and performed a mercy mission by treating a Japanese diver stricken with the bends off Honshu. After local operations at Pearl Harbor, she returned to the Par East to operate with destroyers off Japan and with the 7th Fleet in the Taiwan Straits from October 1957 to February 1958. From July to December 1958 Current operated on diving training duty at Pusan, Korea and salvaged several vessels and aircraft in Japanese waters.

Download or read book The Hooligan Navy written by H. N. Houston and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Pacific Glory written by P. T. Deutermann and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling, multi-layered World War II adventure following two men and an unforgettable woman, from Pearl Harbor through the most dramatic air and sea battles of the war Marsh, Mick, and Tommy were inseparable friends during their naval academy years, each man desperately in love with the beautiful, unattainable Glory Hawthorne. Graduation set them on separate paths into the military, but they were all forever changed during the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941. Glory, now Tommy's widow, is a tough Navy nurse still grieving her loss while trying to save lives. Marsh, a surface ship officer, finds himself in the thick of terrifying sea combat from Guadalcanal through Midway to a climactic showdown at Leyte Gulf. And Mick, a hotshot fighter pilot with a drinking problem and a chip on his shoulder, seeks redemption after a series of failures leaves him grounded. Filled with wide-screen action, romance, and heroism tinged with the brutal reality of war, Pacific Glory is a dynamic new direction for an acclaimed thriller writer. One of Library Journal's Best Historical Fiction Books of 2011

Download or read book The Blackout Book Club written by Amy Lynn Green and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Blackout Book Club is a fabulous novel that will warm the hearts of readers everywhere. Amy Lynn Green gives us a poignant look at life on the home front during WWII and how comfort and camaraderie can be found in the shared love of books. This will be a wonderful book club read!"--MADELINE MARTIN, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in London In 1942, an impulsive promise to her brother before he goes off to the European front puts Avis Montgomery in the unlikely position of head librarian in small-town Maine. Though she has never been much of a reader, when wartime needs threaten to close the library, she invents a book club to keep its doors open. The women she convinces to attend the first meeting couldn't be more different--a wealthy spinster determined to aid the war effort, an exhausted mother looking for a fresh start, and a determined young war worker. At first, the struggles of the home front are all the club members have in common, but over time, the books they choose become more than an escape from the hardships of life and the fear of the U-boat battles that rage just past their shores. As the women face personal challenges and band together in the face of danger, they find they have more in common than they think. But when their growing friendships are tested by secrets of the past and present, they must decide whether depending on each other is worth the cost. Includes a book club discussion guide and The Blackout Book Club book list "A salute to the power of books and of friendship!"--SARAH SUNDIN, bestselling and award-winning author of Until Leaves Fall in Paris "The Blackout Book Club is an engaging story that illustrates the power of books to unite and encourage us in trying times. . . . A wonderful read."--LYNN AUSTIN, author of Long Way Home

Download or read book The Handy New York City Answer Book written by Chris Barsanti and published by Visible Ink Press. This book was released on 2017-04-17 with total page 823 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hustle. The bustle. The Big Apple, its people, history and culture! New York is the largest city in the United States. This self-proclaimed capital of the world is known as a melting pot of immigrants, Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Central Park, Wall Street, Broadway, bridges, bodegas, restaurants, and museums. The “city that never sleeps” is bustling with people, cultural and sporting events, world-class shopping and high fashion, and other tourist attractions that draw in millions visitors from all over the world. The Handy New York City Answer Book explores the fascinating history, people, myths, culture, and trivia, taking an in-depth look at the city so nice, they named it twice. Learn about the original Indigenous peoples, early Dutch settlers, the importance of the port, the population growth through immigration, the consolidation of the boroughs, the building of the subway system and modern skyline, and much, much more. Tour landmarks from the Brooklyn Bridge to the Rockefeller Center to the Stonewall Inn, and Central Park to the 9/11 Memorial. Learn about famous sons and daughters, including Woody Allen, Jay-Z, J.D. Salinger, and Donald Trump. The government, parks, and cultural institutions are all packed into this comprehensive guide to New York City. Find answers to more than 850 questions, including: Who were the first New Yorkers? When did the British invade New York? Why are Manhattan’s streets laid out in a grid? Why is there a windmill on the New York seal? How did New York help elect Abraham Lincoln president? What were “sweatshops”? Did the Nazis plant spies in New York? How did the Brooklyn Dodgers get their name? Who started the gossip column? What soured many New Yorkers on Giuliani? What is “stop and frisk”? How many trees are there in New York? Illustrating the unique character of the city through a combination of facts, stats, and history, as well as the unusual and quirky, The Handy New York City Answer Book answers intriguing questions about people, events, government, and places of interest. This informative book also includes a helpful bibliography, an appendix of the city’s mayors, and an extensive index, adding to its usefulness.

Download or read book The Cumulative Book Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world list of books in the English language.

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Download or read book The Red Circle written by Brandon Webb and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2012-04-10 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explosive, revealing, and intelligent, The Red Circle provides a uniquely personal glimpse into one of the most challenging and secretive military training courses in the world. Now including an excerpt from The Killing School: Inside the World's Deadliest Sniper Program BEFORE HE COULD FORGE A BAND OF ELITE WARRIORS... HE HAD TO BECOME ONE HIMSELF. Brandon Webb's experiences in the world's most elite sniper corps are the stuff of legend. From his grueling years of training in Naval Special Operations to his combat tours in the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan, The Red Circle provides a rare and riveting look at the inner workings of the U.S. military through the eyes of a covert operations specialist. Yet it is Webb's distinguished second career as a lead instructor for the shadowy "sniper cell" and Course Manager of the Navy SEAL Sniper Program that trained some of America's finest and deadliest warriors-including Marcus Luttrell and Chris Kyle-that makes his story so compelling. Luttrell credits Webb's training with his own survival during the ill-fated 2005 Operation Redwing in Afghanistan. Kyle went on to become the U.S. military's top marksman, with more than 150 confirmed kills. From a candid chronicle of his student days, going through the sniper course himself, to his hair-raising close calls with Taliban and al Qaeda forces in the northern Afghanistan wilderness, to his vivid account of designing new sniper standards and training some of the most accomplished snipers of the twenty-first century, Webb provides a rare look at the making of the Special Operations warriors who are at the forefront of today's military.

Download or read book U Boats in New England written by Eric Wiberg and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2019-11-03 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting weeks after Hitler declared war on the United States in mid-December 1941 and lasting until the war with Germany was all but over, 73 German U-Boats sustainably attacked New England waters, from Montauk New York to the tip of Nova Scotia at Cape Sable. Fifteen percent of these boats were sunk by Allied counter-attacks, five surrendered in the region, and three were sunk off New England--Block Island, Massachusetts Bay, and off Nantucket. These have proven appealing to divers, with a result that at least three German naval officers or ratings are buried in New England, one having killed himself in the Boston jail cell. There were 34 Allied merchant or naval ships sunk by these subs, one of them, the 'Eagle', was not admitted to have been sunk by the Germans until decades later. Over 1,100 men were thrown in the water and 545 of them made it ashore in New England ports; 428 were killed. Importantly, saboteurs were landed three places: Long Island, Frenchman's Bay Maine and New Brunswick Canada, and Boston was mined. Very little was known about this.

Download or read book A Reader s Book of Days True Tales from the Lives and Works of Writers for Every Day of the Year written by Tom Nissley and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2013-11-04 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book connoisseur Tom Nissley has combed literary history to capture the stories that make writers' lives perennially fascinating: their epiphanies, embarrassments and achievements. Each handsome page in A Reader's Book of Days is devoted to a day of the year, featuring original accounts of events in the lives of great writers, and fictional events that took place within beloved books.

Download or read book Minesweeper Special Forces Book 2 written by Chris Lynch and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "All the sizzle, chaos, noise and scariness of war is clay in the hands of ace storyteller Lynch." -- Kirkus Reviews for the World War II series Discover the secret missions behind America's greatest conflicts.Fergus Frew thought he knew what to expect when he signed up with the Navy's demolitions team. But as the Korean War rages on, Fergus and his fellow divers -- AKA "frogmen" -- are tasked with more than just scouting mudflats. Soon they're planting mines. And sabotaging tunnels, bridges... and even fishing nets. Strangest of all, it falls to Fergus to transport a spy into the country -- and that means traveling far from Navy-controlled waters.But frogmen are amphibious. And Fergus may not realize it, but he's in a position to change the way the whole world thinks about combat.National Book Award finalist Chris Lynch continues his explosive fiction series based on the real-life, top-secret history of US black ops and today's heroic Navy SEALs.

Download or read book The Commodore written by P. T. Deutermann and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-08-02 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In The Commodore, the Navy in 1942-1943 is fighting a losing battle against Japan for control of the Solomon Islands. Vice Admiral William "Bull" Halsey is tasked to change the course of the war. Halsey, a maverick, goes on the offensive and appoints a host of new destroyer commanders, including a wild-card named Harmon Wolf. An American Indian from a Minnesota reservation, Wolf has never fit in with the traditional Navy officer corps. But under Halsey, Wolf's aggressive tactics and gambling nature bring immediate results, and he is swiftly promoted to Commodore of an entire destroyer squadron. What happens next will change Wolf's life, career, and the fate of his ships forever. An epic story of courage, disaster, survival, and triumph that culminates in the pivotal battle of Vela Gulf..."--