02769oam 22004934a 450 991081308770332120191210120247.01-57441-781-9(CKB)4950000000162633(MiAaPQ)EBC5978862(OCoLC)1128103653(MdBmJHUP)muse74736(EXLCZ)99495000000016263320190628h20192019 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFrom Texas to Tinian and Tokyo Bay[electronic resource] The Memoirs of Captain J. R. Ritter, Seabee Commander during the Pacific War, 1942-1945 /edited by Jonathan Templin RitterFirst.Denton, Texas :University of North Texas Press,[2019]©20191 online resource (201 pages)North Texas military biography and memoir series ;number 171-57441-771-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Chronology of the War Years (1941-1946) -- Introduction / by Jonathan Ritter -- Prologue: December 7, 1941 -- 1942: Texas to the Aleutians: Training for the Seabees -- 1943: Still in the Aleutians -- 1943: Back to the States -- 1943-1944: Shore Leave -- Gallery of Maps and Illustrations -- 1944: The Central Pacific: Kwajalein and Bigej -- 1944: The Central Pacific: Tinian -- 1945: The Beginning of the End -- 1945: The End of the Pacific War -- Epilogue: November 18, 1945 -- Conclusion (1945-1994) / by Jonathan Ritter."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.North Texas military biography and memoir series ;no. 17.Marine engineersTexasBiographyWorld War, 1939-1945CampaignsPacific OceanBiographyElectronic books. Marine engineersWorld War, 1939-1945Campaigns940.545973092Ritter J. R(James Rex),1902-1994,1710806Ritter Jonathan Templin1983-MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910813087703321From Texas to Tinian and Tokyo Bay4101683UNINA