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Old Nameless - The Epic Of A U.S. Battlewagon
Old Nameless The Epic Of A US Battlewagon Author:Sidney Shalett jrtrtriHrtrtrfrfc OLD NAMELESS THE EPIC OF A U. S. BATTLEWAGON By SIDNEY SHALETT D. APPLETON-CENTURY COMPANY INCORPORATED NEW YORK 1943 LONDON nihVsin CAPTAIN THOMAS LEIGH GATCH, U. S. N. To AT-JIT-A. AND HVTICHLA F. T . AUTHORS NOTE IT IS the hope of the author that this book may serve as an humble mirror to reflect a bit of the glory that a gr... more »eat ship, a fighting crew and a purposeful Captain contributed to the immortal history of their countrys Navy. The author wishes to express his appreciation to the Navy Department for making it possible for him to gather the material for the story of Old Nameless. He is particularly indebted to Yeoman Robert L. Schwartz, newspaperman and now Navy correspondent on the staff of Yank, for assistance in interviewing several of the men whose stories are included in the account of the second battle. S. S. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAOfi 1. THE SHIP i 2. THE SKIPPER 8 3. THE MAKING OF A NAVAL OFFICER . . 13 4. LOOKING FOR TROUBLE 23 5. INSIDE A FLOATING CITY 32 6. To KILL JAPS 37 7. BLOODY GUAD 46 8. BATTLE STATIONS 54 9. SCARED AS HELL, HAVING WONDERFUL TIME 61 10. So SORRY, PLEASE 67 11. THE THIRD ATTACK 73 12 THE MARK OF A HERO 77 13. THE SKIPPER GETS A MEDAL .... 84 14. VIRTUALLY ANNIHILATED TOKYO STYLE 92 15. THE STAGE Is SET 99 16. BEAR IN A Fox TRAP 106 17. THE BIG GUNS SPEAK 113 18. SHIP AGAINST SHIP 120 19. REACTION TO DANGER 124 ix x Contents PAGE 20. GnjE. EREV-ER-Y-THING . ... 130 21. t ttxzteN OTHELLO PATRICK . . . . 136 22. THE STORY OF BATT II ..... . 141 23. A LOST SHOE AND AN ENDLESS HOSE . 147 24. MORE PUNISHMENT ....... 153 25. THE CAPTAIN Is A GOOD EGG . . . 159 26. THREE LAME DUCKS ...... 165 27. JAPANS JUTLAND ........ 170 28. THE CAPTAIN GOES ASHORE . . . . 175 OLD JVA. MELESS« less