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Untold Stories from World War II Rhode Island

Untold Stories from World War II Rhode Island

Desmarais, Norman
Karentz, Varoujan
McBurney, Christian

Hardcover

General Military HistoryRegional: New EnglandWorld War II

Publisher Price: $32.99

ISBN10: 1540241157
ISBN13: 9781540241153
Publisher: History Pr
Published: Oct 21 2019
Pages: 226
Weight: 1.04
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Following the success of World War II Rhode Island, author Christian McBurney returns, with new coauthors Norman Desmarais and Varoujan Karentz, to present extraordinary personal stories of local contributions to the war effort. From John F. Kennedy's training as a PT boat commander at Melville to George H.W. Bush's training as a pilot at Charlestown, the smallest state played an oversized role preparing navy officers and sailors. Important innovations are credited here too. Radar used on night-flying aircraft was developed at Jamestown's Spraycliff Observatory and tested at Charlestown, and at Davisville, Seabees developed a pontoon aircraft landing field tested on Narragansett Bay. Scituate was home to the nation's most successful spy listening station. After these and more captivating stories are revealed, the final chapter details existing World War II sites across the state readers can visit.

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