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WWII--U.S. ARMY--NEW GUINEA--QUARTERMASTER CORPS SERGEANT'S LETTERS HOME! 1st ED

WWII--U.S. ARMY--NEW GUINEA--QUARTERMASTER CORPS SERGEANT'S LETTERS HOME! 1st ED

$ 6.33

Availability: 98 in stock
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Region of Origin: United States
  • Year: 2011
  • Condition: NEAR MINT/1st EDITION
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Type: Book
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Time Period Manufactured: 1930-Now
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Modified Item: No
  • War: WWII
  • Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    "SEARCHING FOR SGT. BAILEY--SALUTING AN ORDINARY SOLDIER OF WORLD WAR II" is the story of Sgt James Boisseau Bailey. Here are some of his letters home found from New Guinea in an old antique shop. The author pored over hundreds of them capturing what he and other "Grunts" experienced during WWII. Other soldiers, sailors and Marines are here too. Here, the author reclaims one forgotten soldier from obsurity while also capturing life in an Army training camp, time aboard troop transports, New Guinea's fierce battles, military griping, the important role of engineers, quartermasters and mechanics and the clever creation of V-Mail.
    Book is HARDBACK with DUSTJACKET published in 2011. It is in NEAR CONDITION, is a 1st EDITION, measures 6 1/4" x 9 1/4" and contains a big 303 pages with 16 pages of photographs.
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