The Reminiscences of Vice Adm. Roland N. Smoot, USN (Ret.) : 1901-1984
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1682690458
ISBN-13
9781682690451
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Imprint
Naval Institute Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 5th, 2017
Print length
368 Pages
Weight
853 grams
Product Classification:
Biography: historical, political & militaryTrue war & combat stories
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Based on four interviews conducted by Commander Etta-Belle Kitchen, USN (Ret.) from November 1970 through March 1971, the volume contains 349 pages of interview transcript plus an index. The transcript is copyright 1972 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the interviewee placed no restrictions on its use.
After graduating from the Naval Academy in 1923 and earning his MA in Eengineering from Penn State in 1930, Smoot served in the submarine USS Narwhal (SS-167) until 1933. During World War II he was CO of the USS Monssen (DD-436), which was one of the escort ships for the USS Hornet (CV-8) transporting Colonel Jimmy Doolittle''s flyers for their famous 1942 strike on Tokyo. His ship later participated in the Battle of Midway; assault and occupation of Guadalcanal; the first Battle of Savo Island; and the Battle of the Eastern Solomons. In 1944 he was Commander Destroyer Squadron 56 involved in the Battle of Surigao Strait and the assault on Iwo Jima. His later career included duty as CO Newport News; Commander Cruiser Division Three; Commander Mine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet; and Commander, U.S. Taiwan Defense Command.
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