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02237aam a22004338i 4500 001 BB95A9A4A18B11E6AED112AEDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20161103010209 008 160816s2016 ncu b 001 0deng 010 $a 2016035609 020 $a 1476666873 (softcover : alkaline paper) 020 $a 9781476666877 (softcover : alkaline paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)948547670 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a p------ $a p------ 050 00 $a D769.45 $b .B87 2016 082 00 $a 940.54/5973 $2 23 100 1 $a Burns, Gary, $d 1956- $e author. 245 10 $a Shipmates : $b the men of LCS 52 in World War II / $c Gary Burns. 263 $a 1610 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c 2016. 300 $a pages cm 520 2 $a "This book tells the story of the ship's extensive service in World War II's Pacific Theater. Most of the crew survived the war, as did LCS 52, serving in the U.S. Navy and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force until 1958, when it was decommissioned and used for artillery practice. A roll call of crew members is included"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The maiden voyage -- How did we get ourselves into this? -- Practicing the trade -- Life at sea -- Black sand and suffering -- By land and sea : the Battle for Okinawa -- Birds of prey -- Downfall to fallout -- Ex-Kamikazes and mysteries of the Orient -- Rebuilding lives -- Death of 52 -- Roll call LCS 52. 610 20 $a LCS 52 (Ship) 610 10 $a United States. $b Navy $x History $x History $y 20th century. 610 10 $a United States. $b Navy $v Biography. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Naval operations, American. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Amphibious operations. 650 0 $a Landing craft $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Campaigns $z Pacific Area. 650 0 $a Sailors $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $v Biography. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20161103024607.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=BB95A9A4A18B11E6AED112AEDAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search