PT squadron in the South Pacific / by John Hersey.

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PT squadron in the South Pacific / by John Hersey.

Reprint of an article entitled "PT Squadron in the South Pacific," by John Hersey, which tells the story of PT Squadron X, the first to see action in the Pacific during the Battle of the Solomon Islands.

15 p.

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Hersey, John, 1914-1993

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John Hersey was born in Tientsin, China, the son of YMCA missionaries. Following his graduation from Yale in 1936, he became a prominent American journalist and novelist. From the description of John Hersey papers, ca. 1900-1985 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702160854 John Hersey was an author and journalist, best known for socially conscious novels such as A Bell for Adano and Hiroshima. Hersey was born in China to missionary parents, and graduated fro...

PT Squadron X.

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