Description: Aleutian Fury A Story of WWII at Sea Wm. J. Veigele 5 available, 2 covers are grey and 3 are green . Please specify if you would like a specific color while still available. Battling the worst weather in the world sixty five young men crowded on a small U. S. Navy ship combat Japanese in the Aleutian and Kurile Islands of the North Pacific and Bering Sea. Fifty foot seas and hundred knot winds lash the ship and its crew as they confront the enemy. Pete Charleson, an enlisted man, and Gordon Scorer, an officer, nurture their hatred for each other and vie for the same girl they left in Portland, Oregon. The tragedies of war eventually change their hatred to respect. At the end of the war Pete returns to the States for the girl he loves but finds instead a surprise that changes his life. The story illustrates the fear, danger, camaraderie, and fun shared by the young men. It is laced with the raw and boisterous humor known to sailors and that shows what life was like aboard a small U. S. Navy ship during World War II. About the Author Bill Veigele enlisted in the Navy in 1943. He went to Boot Camp at the Great Lakes Training Center. Then he attended Diesel Schools at the University of Illinois and the Navy Pier in Chicago. He trained at the Small Craft Training Center in Norfolk, Virginia and the Submarine Chaser Training Center (SCTC) in Miami. Florida. In Portland, Oregon he helped put PC 793 in commission. Veigele served as a MoMM 2/C on PC 793 for twenty-two months in the North Pacific. After his discharge from the Navy he received a commission in the Naval Reserve. Lt. Veigele was Commanding Officer of Research Reserve Co. 9-21 in Denver, Colorado. He retired from the Naval Reserve in 1968 with twenty-two years of service. Dr. Veigele earned a B. A. and an M. A. in mathematics and physics from Hofstra College, New York and a Ph. D. in physics from the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado. Dr. Veigele served three terms as a member of the Board of Directors of the Patrol Craft Sailors Association and one term as Vice President pro tempore. See pictures for imperfections and ask questions before bidding if needed Shipped With Utmost Care by USPS Media Mail
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Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Book Title: Aleutian Fury
Publisher: Astral Publishing Company
Original Language: English
Subject: Military & War
Year Printed: 2004
Original/Facsimile: Original
Publication Year: 2003
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Author: Wm. J. Veigele
Genre: Fiction
Topic: General, Historical
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
