From Texas to Tinian and Tokyo Bay : the memoirs of Captain J. R. Ritter, Seabee commander during the Pacific War, 1942-1945 / edited by Jonathan Templin Ritter.

Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, [2019]

©2019

xi, 176 pages, 12 pages of unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

"This is the memoir of J. R. Ritter (1902-1994), a civil engineer from Texas who became a U.S. Navy Seabee officer during World War II. The formal name of the Seabees is "U.S. Naval Construction Battalions" and they were responsible for building airstrips, barracks, and other infrastructure for the troops. Ritter was first stationed in Alaska when Japan was thought to be planning an invasion through the Aleutians, then in the Central Pacific, mainly on Tinian Island. He was on Tinian when the war ended"-- Provided by publisher.

English

February 05, 2020

Includes bibliographical references and index.