World War II Arroyo Grande

by Jim Gregory

Book Overview

On December 7, 1941, war came to Arroyo Grande when two local sailors were killed on the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor. People from the small town were thrust into great circumstances and quickly answered the call for action. A local storekeeper's son won the Silver Star after he brought his flaming B-17 safely back to base. A valley farmworker served with the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team, largely composed of soldiers of Japanese descent. Chinese...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146711958X
• ISBN13: 9781467119580
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"