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

Ritter, J. R. (James Rex), 1902-1994, author, Ritter, Jonathan Templin, 1983- editor

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\"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.

• Publisher: University of North Texas Press
• Subject: Ritter, J. R. 1902-1994. / United States. Navy. Seabees Officers Biography. / World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Pacific Ocean Biography. / Marine engineers Texas Biography.
• ISBN: 9781574417715, 1574417711

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
D767.R58 2019	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE