Captain C. Raymond Calhoun addresses the SNA, 12 January 2011.
This web site contains essays, articles and speeches by shipmates and war correspondents, most of which have not been published elsewhere and some of which provide particular insight into shipboard life. Highlights and major works are as follows:
WRITING INDEX
First person accounts may be found for Gamble, Preston, Maury, Sterett, La Vallette, Nicholas, O’Bannon, Chevalier, Strong, Taylor, De Haven, Bennett, Hudson, Buchanan, Lansdowne, Farenholt, Converse, Claxton, Newcomb, Heywood L. Edwards and Hugh W. Hadley.

World War II cruise book text may be found for Nicholas, Taylor and Heywood L. Edwards.

Recommended: use search (above) to find specific subjects.

FEATURED WORKS

Articles of general interest:

MAJOR WORKS

Books, book excerpts, diaries and other major works:

DIARIES

  • Dow H. Ransom, Jr. (ship’s doctor, La Vallette): diary of La Vallette’s second and third wartime tours, including Solomon Islands, New Guinea and the Philippines.
  • Daniel E. Henry (commanding officer, Buchanan): Buchanan at Tokyo Bay.

SPEECHES

INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES

Highlights of additional first person accounts, speeches and other articles that appear throughout this web site: