Description
United States Submarine Operations In World War II by Theodore Roscoe, with over 75 signatures of WWII Navy veterans, including Capt. Edward L. Beach, Admiral John G. Williams, Jr., Sir Glen F. Stinson, etc.
Quarto, xx, 577pp, [1]. Gray cloth, title stamped in silver over black on spine. Stated “Fourteenth printing, 1988” on the copyright page. This work was first issued in 1949 by the Naval Institute Press. Wear to cloth spine from handling, text block solid. Internally clean. Complete with 12 maps in rear pocket. In the publisher’s dust jacket, light shelf wear.
This work includes the signatures of approximately 75 WWII Navy veterans, signed on the preliminary leaves and throughout the text. An exceptional collection of notable signatures.
· Rudolf Potthast — USS Atule (SS-403)
· M. H. Allen, EMC — USS Catfish (SS-339)
· Jim Mettigan, EM1/c — USS Seahorse (SS-304)
· Angus C. Foote (“Gus”) — Atule
· Dave Yoder — USS Wahoo (SS-238); USS Tautog (SS-199)
· Lewis Bardwell — SS-179
· John L. Huston — USS Bergall
· Paul Delorey — Captain, USN, CO USS Pickerel (SS-524)
· Eddie Franks — USS Hoe (SS-258)
· Thomas J. Kelly — USS Bullfish (SS-286)
· Don Kennemur — Hackleback (SS-295)
· George Millhouse — S-25; Manta; S-13
· Frank Jordan — S-42; S-43; S-44; Pomfret; Scabbardfish
· Barney Jones — Plaice; Sailfish
· John R. Krebs, QM2/c — Hackleback (SS-295)
· Jim W. Cornell — USS Cobia (SS-245)
· Joe Calabrese — USS Greenling (SS-213)
· Marvin Ottinger — USS Angler
· Charles P. M. Kenyon — USS Sunfish (SS-281); USS Haddock (SS-231)
· Aldo Belleggia — USS Greenling
· John Newely Pollock — SS-180
· Clifford L. Fay Jr. — USS Cabrilla (SS-288), noted as “Torpedoman”
· Edward C. Becker — USS Bass (SS-164); USS Cutlass (SS-478); USS Runner (SS-476)
· Nicholas Calderuso — USS Trepang (SS-412)
· Mario Romoli — Archerfish (SS-311)
· Pat O’Brien — USS Nautilus
