PT boat odyssey : in the Pacific war with Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16, 1943-1945 / Robert P. Gelzheiser.

"Like many World War II veterans, Francis Gelzheiser only shared his recollections of combat later in life. The author chronicles his father's story, details the roles PT boats played in the war and examines why, despite America's overwhelming wartime manufacturing capacity, the Japanese believed th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gelzheiser, Robert P., 1955- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
Subjects:
Gelzheiser, Francis, > 1921-2011.
United States. > Navy. > Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16 > Biography.
Sailors > United States > Biography.
Torpedo-boats > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
Military operations, Naval > American.
Sailors.
Torpedo-boats.
Pacific Area.
United States.
1900-1999
History.
Genre:
Biography.
History.
Physical Description:x, 293 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Variant Title:
Patrol torpedo boat odyssey
In the Pacific war with Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16, 1943-1945
Format: Book
Contents:
  • A father's workshop
  • December 7, 1941
  • The motor patrol torpedo boat
  • The grand adventure: the voyage to Panama
  • PT Boat Squadron 16 and the war in Alaska
  • The Battle for New Guinea and the motor torpedo boat returns to the Philippines
  • American production versus the Japanese spirit warrior in World War II
  • Mindoro
  • The Battle for Manila and a sailor's journey into the darkness
  • Father and son, confessions, and a sailor's last voyage
  • Afterword: Killing
  • Appendix 1: Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16 honor roll: awards and citations
  • Appendix 2: Memorandum and suggested unit citation sent by Lieutenant Commander Davis to Rear Admiral Bowling.