Crockett, Lucy Herndon, 1914-
Lucy Herndon Crockett (born 4 April 1914 in Honolulu, Hawaii) was a Red Cross worker in the Pacific during World War II. She travelled as a speech writer and secretary for the chairman of the American Red Cross. An author of nine books, illustrator and designer, she wrote the 1954 book The Magnificent Bastards about her experiences with the U.S. Marine Corps (the book was later made into a film) and Popcorn on the Ginza about her time in occupied Japan. Later in her life, she lived in Seven Mile Ford, Virginia.
- Bibliography:
- 1939- Lucio and His Nuong: A Tale of the Philippine Islands
- 1940- Capitan: The Story of an Army Mule 1941- The Mario
- 1942- Uncle Bouqui of Haiti
- 1949- Popcorn on the Ginzo: An Informal Portrait of Postwar Japan
- 1950- Teru: A Tale of Yokohama
- 1953- The Magnificent Bastards (Movie- The Proud and Profane)
- 1960- The Year Something Almost Happened in Pinoso
- 1963- Pong Choolie You Rascal!
From the guide to the Lucy Herndon Crockett Papers, c.1940-1976, n.d., (Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.)
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