From Texas to Tinian and Tokyo Bay : The Memoirs of Captain J. R. Ritter, Seabee Commander during the Pacific War, 1942-1945 /

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This is the story of J.R. Ritter (1902-1994), a civil engineer from Texas who became a U.S. Navy Seabee officer during World War II. For his memoir he preserved personal papers, letters, photos, and other items, many of which are reproduced in this book. His narrative is edited and annotated by his...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ritter, J. R. (James Rex), 1902-1994 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Ritter, Jonathan Templin, 1983- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, [2019]
Edición:First.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Ritter, J. R. > (James Rex), > 1902-1994.
United States. > Navy. > Seabees.
United States. > Navy. > Seabees > Officers > Biography.
Military campaigns.
Marine engineers.
Armed Forces > Officers.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Pacifique, Ocean > Biographies.
Mecaniciens de navire > Texas > Biographies.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Ocean > Biography.
Marine engineers > Texas > Biography.
Texas.
Pacific Ocean.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chronology of the War Years (1941-1946)
  • Introduction / by Jonathan Ritter
  • Prologue: December 7, 1941
  • 1942: Texas to the Aleutians: Training for the Seabees
  • 1943: Still in the Aleutians
  • 1943: Back to the States
  • 1943-1944: Shore Leave
  • Gallery of Maps and Illustrations
  • 1944: The Central Pacific: Kwajalein and Bigej
  • 1944: The Central Pacific: Tinian
  • 1945: The Beginning of the End
  • 1945: The End of the Pacific War
  • Epilogue: November 18, 1945
  • Conclusion (1945-1994) / by Jonathan Ritter.

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