"Get the hell off this ship!" : memoir of a USS Liscome Bay survivor in World War II / James Claude Beasley ; edited by Elsie L. Beasley.

"James Claude Beasley was a typical American teenager in the 1940s--a child of the Great Depression with an abiding commitment to family and country. With the outbreak of World War II, he enlisted in the Navy at 18. His plainspoken, personal memoir recounts his three years of service (1942-1945)"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beasley, James Claude, 1924- (Author)
Other Authors: Beasley, Elsie L. (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
Subjects:
Beasley, James Claude, > 1924-
Liscome Bay (Escort Carrier : CVE 56)
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Kiribati.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area.
Physical Description:viii, 161 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Variant Title:
Memoir of a USS Liscome Bay survivor in World War II
Format: Book
Description
Summary:
"James Claude Beasley was a typical American teenager in the 1940s--a child of the Great Depression with an abiding commitment to family and country. With the outbreak of World War II, he enlisted in the Navy at 18. His plainspoken, personal memoir recounts his three years of service (1942-1945)"-- Provided by publisher.
Note:Includes index.
Call Number:D774.L57 B43 2018
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476673288
1476673284
Action Note:
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