PT Boat Odyssey
PT Boat Odyssey During the Pacific War between the U.S. After their return voyage, the PT boats journeyed to New Guinea, then battled the Japanese kamikazes for the Philippine Island of Mindoro. and…
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PT Boat Odyssey
During the Pacific War between the U.S. After their return voyage, the PT boats journeyed to New Guinea, then battled the Japanese kamikazes for the Philippine Island of Mindoro. and Imperial Japanese navies, the author's father, Francis Gelzheiser, deployed with Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16A, from New Orleans to Panama to Seattle to Attu Island in the Aleutians.
The author chronicles his father's story, details the roles PT boats played in the war and examines why, despite America's overwhelming wartime manufacturing capacity, the Japanese believed they could still win the Like many World War II veterans, Gelzheiser only shared his recollections of combat later in life.