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So Many Goodbyes - Pearl Harbor was Only the Beginning (Paperback)
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So Many Goodbyes - Pearl Harbor was Only the Beginning (Paperback)
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Loot Price R447
Discovery Miles 4 470
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Jimmie Clark joined the Navy in 1940. The 17 year old Iowa farm boy
said goodbye to Ma, slopping pigs and digging ditches. On December
7, 1941 his USS Nevada battle station was shattered and covered in
blood as she attempted to cross Pearl Harbor. Despite the carnage
of the sneak attack the Japanese withdrew due to American response
two hours into this yet undeclared war. The Navy said goodbye to
paradise and peace. Through the next four and a half years a
generation of Americans grew up and became the sword Admirals and
Generals needed for victory. Machinist Mate Clark toured many of
the Pacific battles with USS Northampton covering over 135,000
nautical miles in less than twelve months. A transfer back to the
West Coast saved himself and a buddy from the final goodbye for USS
Northampton at the Battle of Tassfaronga. As Chief Petty Officer,
James W. Clark Jr. stated: "The countries of the world must
understand when the United States says 'Knock it off, ' we mean it
and I'll be there to help." Along the way of growing up for this
Lone Wolf came romance, opportunities Iowa farm life couldn't
offer, discovering his father, marriage and family heartache. This
is a glimpse of his Navy life that was repeated man after man,
family after family across the nation during World War II. Today
soldiers, Marines, and sailors of the titled "Greatest Generation"
are saying goodbye to their final battles in record numbers. Let's
never forget.
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