Diary of a Sailor Aboard the Hyman DD-732 (1946-1948)
Nonfiction, History, Military, World War II, Biography & Memoir, Historical
| Author: | Robert Grey Reynolds Jr | ISBN: | 9781311531032 |
| Publisher: | Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr | Publication: | February 17, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Robert Grey Reynolds Jr |
| ISBN: | 9781311531032 |
| Publisher: | Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr |
| Publication: | February 17, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
My father was a boatswain's mate-pipefitter seaman aboard the U.S.S. Hyman DD-732, a Sumner Class Destroyer. The ship was stationed largely in the Pacific Theater for much of World War II. My father remembers hearing stories of a Japanese Kamikaze plane crashing into one of the ship's smokestacks. During his service on the Hyman Robert Grey Reynolds Sr. worked as a pipefitter seaman, having learned welding as a teenager in the shipyard in Wilmington, NC. He found this trade enjoyable and worthwhile on the destroyer.
My father was a boatswain's mate-pipefitter seaman aboard the U.S.S. Hyman DD-732, a Sumner Class Destroyer. The ship was stationed largely in the Pacific Theater for much of World War II. My father remembers hearing stories of a Japanese Kamikaze plane crashing into one of the ship's smokestacks. During his service on the Hyman Robert Grey Reynolds Sr. worked as a pipefitter seaman, having learned welding as a teenager in the shipyard in Wilmington, NC. He found this trade enjoyable and worthwhile on the destroyer.
