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03117aam a2200517 i 4500 001 7DEFECACFF9A11E9A2D37E2597128E48 003 SILO 005 20191105010136 008 190329s2019 ncuab b 001 0beng 010 $a 2019014945 020 $a 1476662649 020 $a 9781476662640 035 $a (OCoLC)1091235278 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a p------ $a p------ 050 00 $a D774.M67 $b G45 2019 082 00 $a 940.54/5973 $2 23 100 1 $a Gelzheiser, Robert P., $d 1955- $e author. 245 10 $a PT boat odyssey : $b in the Pacific war with Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16, 1943-1945 / $c Robert P. Gelzheiser. 246 30 $a Patrol torpedo boat odyssey 246 30 $a In the Pacific war with Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16, 1943-1945 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2019] 300 $a x, 293 pages ; $c 26 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 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. 520 $a "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 they could still win the war"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Gelzheiser, Francis, $d 1921-2011. 610 10 $a United States. $b Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16 $b Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16 $v Biography. 611 27 $a World War (1939-1945) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01180924 650 0 $a Sailors $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Torpedo-boats $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $z Pacific Area. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Naval operations, American. 650 7 $a Military operations, Naval $x American. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01710245 650 7 $a Sailors. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01103543 650 7 $a Torpedo-boats. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01152784 651 7 $a Pacific Area. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01243504 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a Biography. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423686 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20191105025446.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7DEFECACFF9A11E9A2D37E2597128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search