Codename sob story
Subtitle: the tale of a picket line sailor during WWII
By: Jena M. Steinmetz
Publisher: Createspace
Published: 2013
Place of publication: North Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9781480031074
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; American Naval operations; Campaigns; Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945; American Personal narratives; Sailors; Biography; Welders (Persons); Warships; Salvaging; Gear (Ship : ARS 34)
Other titles: Tale of a picket line sailor during WWII
Description: For close to seventy years, Robert J. Steinmetz Sr. never spoke about the time he served in the Pacific during WWII. Not even his wife or four children knew the details of the three years he served in the United States Navy. Until now. Codename: Sob Story is the true story of how Steiny, a 19-year old Philadelphia native, fought and survived aboard the USS Gear ARS 34. Through seven major Pacific invasions, hopeless nights and longer days, he learned war is not something you can get away from--it stays with you for life.  An "as told to" memoir, written by his granddaughter.