Liberty's War
Subtitle: An Engineer's Memoir of the Merchant Marine, 1942-1945
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781591146407
Subjects: World war, 1939-1945, transportation; Marine engineering; Engineers, biography; Merchant marine, history; World war, 1939-1945, personal narratives, american; World war, 1939-1945, naval operations, american
Description: "Liberty's War explores the experiences of Herman Melton, from his time as a cadet at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy through his experiences at sea as a third assistant engineer. As a cadet on board the Liberty ship SS Cornelius Harnett, Melton saw action against German U-boats and bombers as part of the Murmansk Run convoys of 1943. After graduating from the academy in 1944, he shipped out to the Pacific Theatre, surviving the sinking of his Liberty ship, the SS Antoine Saugrain, and its top-secret cargo. He also helped to salvage two damaged Liberty ships before sailing in the William Sharon back to San Francisco."--Provided by publisher.