This is a day by day account kept by Norman Parent secret journal aboard the USS Yorktown. A secret journal logged in every night under the dim smoke light of his living quarters. From 1943 to 1945 Day by Day. Almost 3 years battle of battle. Losing his best friend and being wounded him self. The journal of Norman Parent aboard the USS Yorktown.
Ted Vaughan was born May 3. 1930 in El Paso. TX. Enlisted in the Naval Reserve in 1947, transferred to regular Navy, December 1950. While serving on the Shangri-La CV- 38 in Boston, the ship was ordered to Bremerton, WA for overhaul.
Join local historian and paranormal investigator Bruce Orr as he examines the history, hauntings, and heritage of this National Historic Landmark.
In the epic Battle of Midway, USS Yorktown, with 2,500 men aboard, received three bomb hits and two torpedoes.
USS Yorktown (CV10)
An intriguing look into the day to day life of Carrier Sailors in the 1950's Korean war era.
Young and idealistic, the men who carried the sea battle that turned the war with Japan brought with them an uncluttered sense of purpose, patriotism and love of country. This...
The true story of the valiant men who gave their all to save the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown—and changed the course of the Pacific War.
That Gallant Ship: U.S.S. Yorktown CV-5
" This is a reprint of a book originally published with the title, "God Was at Midway." It has a new introduction by S. Eugene Linzey III and a new afterword by Paul E. Linzey.
This fully illustrated guide offers historical context and step-by-step instruction for building and modifying US aircraft carrier models. This volume in the ShipCraft series covers the Yorktown class of American aircraft carriers.