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the story of the last Navy ship casualty of World War II
Story of the last Navy ship casualty of World War II
5 unnumbered pages, 172 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Presents the events, engagements and crew activities, written in the first person as though the ship were speaking.
Conception -- Commissioning -- Shakedown and training -- Hit the beach -- Departure from the U S A -- Crossing the equator -- Island hopping -- Combat exercise preparation -- Karamo Retto -- IE Shima -- Okinawa - Hagushi Beach -- Back to the states -- Return to the Pacific -- Kamikaze - devine wind -- Fire fighting - survival -- Limping home -- Decommissioning -- Epilogue.
by Gerald M. Yankee and the USS LaGrange APA 124.
Includes bibliographical references (page 172).