About The Author Joe Riley is a retired dentist\oral surgeon who has written several articles for professional magazines. His book publications include two biographies. Although he is not a U.S. Navy veteran, he did serve in World War II as an Army Medic and during the Korean War as an Oral Surgeon in the United States Air Force.
His interest in writing the story of the USS Underhill was inspired by his friend Donald Kruse, a survivor of the sunken ship when Don asked the author to type a list of the Underhill casualties for a memorial plaque. In preparation for writing The Last Convoy it has been a great honor and an inspiration for Joe to become acquainted with the Underhill survivors and their families. A native of Cohoes, New York, the author lived in Troy, NY, then Albany, NY, Saratoga Springs, NY and now again in Albany.
Dedication
This book is dedicated to all American sailors. "I will put in my poems that with you is heroism upon land and sea, And I will report all heroism from an American point of view." Walt Whitman Starting from Paumanok
Table of Contents Ch. Heading - Page Number 01 Birth of a Ship 001 02 The Open Sea 036 03 Shakedown Cruise 054 04 Tropical Paradise 085 05 The Eagle Screams 116 06 Home to Boston 138 07 Repairs 143 08 Long Break 150 09 European Theater 157 10 New Skipper 165 11 Fishing Party 173 12 Man Overboard 186 13 Gibraltar 195 14 Happy New Year 206 15 Canal Zone 213 16 Tropical Paradise 217 17 Palau 224 18 San Pedro 236 19 Pacific Convoys 247 20 Okinawa 256 21 Last Convoy 270 22 Rescue Ships 281 23 Ship to Ship 311 24 LST 768 319 25 Crew Briefing 340 26 USS PC 803 362 27 Action Report 378 28 USS PC 804 391 29 Officer Testimony 403 30 Tactics 414 31 War Ends 419 32 Burial at Sea 420 33 Requiem 423 34 DE Honor Roll 429 35 Crew Comments 430 36 NY Service Cross 471 37 Rescue Personnel 482 38 Kaitens 484 39 Alvin Straka Diary 497 40 USS Slater 504 41 USS Stewart 511
How To Order This Book
Cost: $23.00 (includes shipping) Send a check to: Don Kruse 6 Westview Road Troy, NY 12182
Phone: 518-235-7976
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