{"product_id":"a-pt-skipper-in-the-south-pacific-a-naval-officers-memoir-of-service-on-pts-and-a-pt-boat-tender-paperback","title":"A PT Skipper in the South Pacific: A Naval Officer's Memoir of Service on PTs and a PT Boat Tender - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenneth W. Prescott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMerriam Press World War 2 Memoir Series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Second Edition 2011\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From training at Melville, Rhode Island, to the South Pacific where as XO and CO of PT 61 and CO of PT 48 he served at Tulagi-Florida Island, Guadalcanal, and the Russells, as well as on different assignments in Torokina, Bougainville, and Emirau, New Ireland, back to Melville and on to the USS Jamestown (AGP-3) as XO, home based in the Philippines, and finally to his post-war career in the Navy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Included are his bird collecting and taxidermy efforts during and after the war, as well as an encounter with future president John F. Kennedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Contents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 1: Pearl Harbor and Joining the Navy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 2: Motor Torpedo Boat Training, Melville, Rhode Island\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 3: To the South Pacific\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 4: The Old-Timers: Heroes of the PT Saga\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 5: Calvertville\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 6: XO of PT 61\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 7: Patrolling and Boxing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 8: The Russells, Rats, and Poker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 9: Taxidermy-South Pacific Style\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 10: CO of PT 61\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 11: Kennedy, Crocs, and Gunboats\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 12: CO of PT 48\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 13: Torokina and Malaria\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 14: Bougainville and Bird Collecting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 15: Emirau and Back to the U.S.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 16: Melville Again\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 17: Back to the Pacific; Chapter 18: XO of the Jamestown\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 19: Japan Surrenders and Jamestown Returns Home\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 20: Recuperating in Hollywood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 21: My Post-War Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 22: Naval Reserve and Civilian Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter 23: Epilogue\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 100 photos\/illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 22, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42168814272647,"sku":"9781468125818","price":12.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6fde4f0e80eeaee33fa07ee50ecdaa9a.webp?v=1733337420","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-pt-skipper-in-the-south-pacific-a-naval-officers-memoir-of-service-on-pts-and-a-pt-boat-tender-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}