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All the gallant men : an American sailor's firsthand account of Pearl Harbor, Donald Stratton with Ken Gire

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At 8:06 a.m. on December 7, 1941, Seaman First Class Donald Stratton was consumed by an inferno. A million pounds of explosives had detonated beneath his battle station aboard the USS Arizona, barely fifteen minutes into Japan's surprise attack on American forces at Pearl Harbor. Near death and burned across two thirds of his body, Don, a 19-year-old Nebraskan who had been steeled by the Great Depression and Dust Bowl, summoned the will to haul himself hand over hand across a rope tethered to a neighboring vessel. Forty-five feet below, the harbor's flaming, oil-slick water boiled with enemy bullets; all around him the world tore itself apart. In this eyewitness account of the Pearl Harbor attack -- the first memoir by a survivor of the USS Arizona -- 94-year-old Donald Stratton shares his tale of bravery and survival on December 7, 1941, his harrowing recovery, and his determination to return to the fight. Don and four other sailors made it safely across the same line that morning, a small miracle on a day that claimed the lives of 1,177 of their Arizona shipmates -- approximately half the American fatalities at Pearl Harbor. Sent to military hospitals for a year, Don refused doctors' advice to amputate his limbs and battled to relearn how to walk. The U.S. Navy gave him a medical discharge, believing he would never again be fit for service, but Don had unfinished business. In June 1944, he sailed back into the teeth of the Pacific War on a destroyer, destined for combat in the crucial battles of Leyte Gulf, Luzon, and Okinawa, thus earning the distinction of having been present for the opening shots and the final major battle of America's Second World War. As the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks approaches, Don, a great-grandfather of five and one of six living survivors of the Arizona, offers an intimate reflection on the tragedy that drew America into the greatest armed conflict in history
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
First HarperLuxe edition.
Extent
viii, 317 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Note
"Larger print"--Page 4 of cover
Contents
  • Prologue: The awakening
  • A child of the Depression
  • To sea on the Arizona
  • The last night
  • December 7th
  • The damage
  • Among angels
  • America responds
  • Recovery
  • Home to Red Cloud
  • Back in the fight
  • Endgame
  • The lessons of Pearl Harbor
  • Remembering the Arizona
  • Preparing for the seventy-fifth anniversary
  • Epilogue: The reunion
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9780062645791
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All the gallant men : an American sailor's firsthand account of Pearl Harbor
Title
All the gallant men
Title remainder
an American sailor's firsthand account of Pearl Harbor
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Donald Stratton with Ken Gire
Title variation
All the gallant men
Title variation remainder
an American sailors firsthand account of Pearl Harbor
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
At 8:06 a.m. on December 7, 1941, Seaman First Class Donald Stratton was consumed by an inferno. A million pounds of explosives had detonated beneath his battle station aboard the USS Arizona, barely fifteen minutes into Japan's surprise attack on American forces at Pearl Harbor. Near death and burned across two thirds of his body, Don, a 19-year-old Nebraskan who had been steeled by the Great Depression and Dust Bowl, summoned the will to haul himself hand over hand across a rope tethered to a neighboring vessel. Forty-five feet below, the harbor's flaming, oil-slick water boiled with enemy bullets; all around him the world tore itself apart. In this eyewitness account of the Pearl Harbor attack -- the first memoir by a survivor of the USS Arizona -- 94-year-old Donald Stratton shares his tale of bravery and survival on December 7, 1941, his harrowing recovery, and his determination to return to the fight. Don and four other sailors made it safely across the same line that morning, a small miracle on a day that claimed the lives of 1,177 of their Arizona shipmates -- approximately half the American fatalities at Pearl Harbor. Sent to military hospitals for a year, Don refused doctors' advice to amputate his limbs and battled to relearn how to walk. The U.S. Navy gave him a medical discharge, believing he would never again be fit for service, but Don had unfinished business. In June 1944, he sailed back into the teeth of the Pacific War on a destroyer, destined for combat in the crucial battles of Leyte Gulf, Luzon, and Okinawa, thus earning the distinction of having been present for the opening shots and the final major battle of America's Second World War. As the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attacks approaches, Don, a great-grandfather of five and one of six living survivors of the Arizona, offers an intimate reflection on the tragedy that drew America into the greatest armed conflict in history
Summary
A first memoir by a USS Arizona survivor describes his witness to the attacks that left him with burns over more than 65 percent of his body, his resolve to reenter service after a grueling recovery and his contributions to some of the Pacific's most violent battles
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autobiography
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BTCTA
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  • 940.54/26693
  • B
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  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
no index present
LC call number
D767.92
LC item number
.S845 2016b
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non fiction
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bibliography
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adult
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an American sailor's firsthand account of Pearl Harbor
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All the gallant men : an American sailor's firsthand account of Pearl Harbor, Donald Stratton with Ken Gire
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Publication
Note
"Larger print"--Page 4 of cover
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-317)
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volume
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rdacarrier
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Contents
Prologue: The awakening -- A child of the Depression -- To sea on the Arizona -- The last night -- December 7th -- The damage -- Among angels -- America responds -- Recovery -- Home to Red Cloud -- Back in the fight -- Endgame -- The lessons of Pearl Harbor -- Remembering the Arizona -- Preparing for the seventy-fifth anniversary -- Epilogue: The reunion
Control code
21066897
Dimensions
23 cm
Edition
First HarperLuxe edition.
Extent
viii, 317 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Form of item
large print
Isbn
9780062645791
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other control number
9780062645791
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn949870347
  • (OCoLC)949870347
Label
All the gallant men : an American sailor's firsthand account of Pearl Harbor, Donald Stratton with Ken Gire
Publication
Note
"Larger print"--Page 4 of cover
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-317)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
Prologue: The awakening -- A child of the Depression -- To sea on the Arizona -- The last night -- December 7th -- The damage -- Among angels -- America responds -- Recovery -- Home to Red Cloud -- Back in the fight -- Endgame -- The lessons of Pearl Harbor -- Remembering the Arizona -- Preparing for the seventy-fifth anniversary -- Epilogue: The reunion
Control code
21066897
Dimensions
23 cm
Edition
First HarperLuxe edition.
Extent
viii, 317 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Form of item
large print
Isbn
9780062645791
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other control number
9780062645791
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn949870347
  • (OCoLC)949870347

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