Island hopping with VB-144
By: John W. Holcomb
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Bloomington, IN]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 109
ISBN-13: 9781469169194; 9781469169187; 9781469169200
Subjects: Flight crews; Biography; Aerial Bombing; History; World War, 1939-1945; American Aerial operations; Ventura (Bomber); Pacific Area; Naval convoys; American Naval operations; American Personal narratives; United States. Navy. Bombing Squadron 144; United States; Altamaha (Escort aircraft carrier : CVE-18)
Other titles: Island hopping with VB-one hundred and forty four
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: December 7, 1941; title: Joining the convoy; title: Destination Espiritu Santo; title: Johnson and Midway Islands; title: Joining Squadron VB-144 ; Training escalates; title: A Squadron is born; title: Moving out; title: Destination Tarawa; title: Death of Lieutenant Peterson; title: Night strike on Wotje; title: Kusaie; title: Starving or what; title: Going home.