Title: Log of World War II
Description: An eyewitness account of life on a war ship during World War II. Vincent DeCook, Yeoman Second Class on the USS Minneapolis, kept a diary that begins at Pearl Harbor through the Fall of 1942, including descriptions of Pearl Harbor, the Battle of the Coral Sea, the sinking of the Lexington, and the Battle of Guadalcanal, among others.
Subjects: Campaigns, American Personal narratives, American Naval operations, World War, 1939-1945, Sailors, Personal narratives, Biography
Places: Pacific Ocean, Iowa
People: Vincent Evo DeCook