Stephen C Stripe: 1 book
Pacific Lst 791
A Gallant Ship and Her Hardworking Coast Guard Crew at the Invasion of Okinawa
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2011
On the evening of March 31, 1945, hours before the invasion of Okinawa, Max Stripe, Billy Thornhill, and five other crewmen manned the forward twin 40 mm mount of LST 791. Riley was stationed up in the Conn, tracking enemy planes from bogey reports that came in over the radio. An increase in air attacks...
