Just Doing My Job : Stories of Service from World War II.
Title:
Just Doing My Job : Stories of Service from World War II.
Author:
Hoppes, Jonna Doolittle.
ISBN:
9781595809582
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (202 pages)
Contents:
Title Page -- JUST DOING MY JOB -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION -- JACK HAMMETT - NAVY CORPSMAN IN PEARL HARBOR -- ELMER "DICK" D. TROXCIL - MARINE ABOARD THE USS NEVADA -- ROBERT "BOBBY" L. HITE - DOOLITTLE RAIDER AND JAPANESE POW -- ROSE BEAL - ESCAPE FROM NAZI TERROR -- ROBERT "BOB" COATES - NAVAL BATTLE OF GUADALCANAL -- BILLIE REEG - ENGLISH WAR BRIDE -- WES COSS - ESCAPE THROUGH THE FRENCH UNDERGROUND -- ROBERT "BOB" JOHNSON -- BONNIE (WILLIAMSON) GWALTNEY - ROSIE THE RIVETER -- DAVID W. LESTER - BATTLE OF THE BULGE -- EDITH (SAIRS) MCCLURE - ARMY NURSE IN ENGLAND -- ROBERT "BOB" A. HOOVER - ESCAPE FROM STALAG LUFT I -- CARMELITA POPE - USO ACTRESS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN THEATER -- VIOLET "VI" COWDEN - WOMEN AIR SERVICE PILOTS (WASP) -- CLAUDE C. DAVIS - TUSKEGEE AIRMAN -- THOMAS "TOM" C. GRIFFIN - SHOT DOWN OVER SICILY -- MAX FULLMER - ONE OF PATTON'S MEN -- DICK HAMADA - JAPANESE-AMERICAN SOLDIER FOR THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES (OSS) -- NICK MORAMARCO - SHELL SHOCK -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- "A personal account of a very public man.".
Abstract:
Preserving the personal histories of civilians and soldiers who united to defend America during the Second World War, this unique oral history tells the stories of ordinary citizens who left jobs and families behind to contribute to the war effort. Chronicling the sacrifices made by otherwise average people, this keepsake features profiles of and interviews with the men and women who responded to the call to action by putting their lives on hold to fight for their country at home and abroad. From soldiers and spies to factory workers and nurses, the heroes profiled in this history include Dick Hamada, a Japanese American who became a spy for the Office of Strategic Services; Edith McClure, an Army nurse stationed in England; Bobby Hite, one of the famed Doolittle Raiders, who was captured by the Japanese and endured years of torture and solitary confinement; and pilot Bob Hoover, who was shot down over enemy territory and imprisoned but managed to escape by stealing a German plane.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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