Crash Boat: Rescue and Peril in the Pacific During World War II

by George D Jepson

Book Overview

The compelling story of an American crash boat crewed by unknown heroes during World War II in the South Pacific, whose dramatic rescues of downed pilots and clandestine missions off Japanese-held islands were done at great peril and with little fanfare. It chronicles ordinary young men doing extraordinary things, told to George D. Jepson by Earl A. McCandlish, commander of the 63-foot crash boat P-399. Nicknamed Sea Horse, the vessel and her crew...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493072358
• ISBN13: 9781493072354
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"