Old Draftee on an LST: Chicago to Tokyo with the U.S. Navy During WWII

by Alvin L Greer and Timothy D Greer

The World War II experiences of a 34-year-old man drafted into the U.S. Navy in early 1944. Told in his own words, the story describes induction and boot camp, and then being assigned to an unfinished LST. They sail down the Mississippi, through the Panama Canal, across the Pacific, and into action in New Guinea and the Philippines. Among the missions are the invasions of Lingayen Gulf and Leyte Gulf. War's end finds the ship in the Philippines,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0C7T9N2FG
• ISBN13: 9798988429302
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: 400 Nanometer Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"