Calm Seas, Friendly Beaches
This collection features a copy of Calm Seas, Friendly Beaches: A Landing Craft Sailor's Prayer written by Gerald M. Yankee and copyrighted in 2014. In this book, Yankee dictates his experience as a sailor in World War II for U.S. Naval landing crafts in the Pacific Theatre of war. Yankee joined the Navy at the age of 17 and wrote this book years later to dictate his experience as a landing craft sailor. The book includes a copy of the sailors’ prayer in the introduction.
Dates
- 2014
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection features a copy of Calm Seas, Friendly Beaches: A Landing Craft Sailor's Prayer written by Gerald M. Yankee and copyrighted in 2014. In this book, Yankee dictates his experience as a sailor in World War II for U.S. Naval landing crafts in the Pacific Theatre of war.
Biographical/Historical Note
Gerald M. Yankee, author of Calm Seas, Friendly Beaches, was a sailor for landing crafts in the US Navy during WWII. He served in the Pacific including several months around Okinawa, Japan.
Acquisition Note
This collection was donated through the University of Tennessee's Center for the Study of War and Society.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository