Astride the Sea Cow

Two Years Aboard the Uss Manatee

Biography & Memoir
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Author: Robert W. Beard ISBN: 9781462819133
Publisher: Xlibris US Publication: April 13, 2009
Imprint: Xlibris US Language: English
Author: Robert W. Beard
ISBN: 9781462819133
Publisher: Xlibris US
Publication: April 13, 2009
Imprint: Xlibris US
Language: English

The USS Manatees remarkable career began when she was commissioned in 1944, and ended when she was retired in 1975. She participated in most of the major Pacific campaigns during WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, and received numerous battle stars and other awards. The author reported for duty on the Manatee in fall of 1951 and served until he was reassigned in 1953. So the story in these pages covers life aboard that ship during the final two years of the Korean war. It was an adventure.

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The USS Manatees remarkable career began when she was commissioned in 1944, and ended when she was retired in 1975. She participated in most of the major Pacific campaigns during WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, and received numerous battle stars and other awards. The author reported for duty on the Manatee in fall of 1951 and served until he was reassigned in 1953. So the story in these pages covers life aboard that ship during the final two years of the Korean war. It was an adventure.

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