{"product_id":"a-pt-skipper-in-the-south-pacific-a-naval-officers-memoir-of-service-on-pts-and-a-pt-boat-tender-9781468125818","title":"A PT Skipper in the South Pacific: A Naval Officer's Memoir of Service on PTs and a PT Boat Tender","description":"Merriam Press World War 2 Memoir Series\u003cp\u003e Second Edition 2011\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From training at Melville, Rhode Island, to the South Pacific where as XO and CO of PT 61 and CO of PT 48 he served at Tulagi-Florida Island, Guadalcanal, and the Russells, as well as on different assignments in Torokina, Bougainville, and Emirau, New Ireland, back to Melville and on to the USS Jamestown (AGP-3) as XO, home based in the Philippines, and finally to his post-war career in the Navy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Included are his bird collecting and taxidermy efforts during and after the war, as well as an encounter with future president John F. Kennedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Contents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 1: Pearl Harbor and Joining the Navy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 2: Motor Torpedo Boat Training, Melville, Rhode Island\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 3: To the South Pacific\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 4: The Old-Timers: Heroes of the PT Saga\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 5: Calvertville\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 6: XO of PT 61\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 7: Patrolling and Boxing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 8: The Russells, Rats, and Poker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 9: Taxidermy-South Pacific Style\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 10: CO of PT 61\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 11: Kennedy, Crocs, and Gunboats\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 12: CO of PT 48\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 13: Torokina and Malaria\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 14: Bougainville and Bird Collecting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 15: Emirau and Back to the U.S.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 16: Melville Again\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 17: Back to the Pacific; Chapter 18: XO of the Jamestown\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 19: Japan Surrenders and Jamestown Returns Home\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 20: Recuperating in Hollywood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 21: My Post-War Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 22: Naval Reserve and Civilian Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 23: Epilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 100 photos\/illustrations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth W. Prescott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/22\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781468125818\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45092459839603,"sku":"9781468125818","price":11.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c7ab3307-6e2d-419d-9059-f0fd544501cd.jpg?v=1781201137","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/a-pt-skipper-in-the-south-pacific-a-naval-officers-memoir-of-service-on-pts-and-a-pt-boat-tender-9781468125818","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}