United States Navy Heroes - Volume VII: Silver Star World War II (L-Z) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781540402967)

Volumes VI & VII of "United States Navy Heroes" is an INCOMPLETE but COMPREHENSIVE collection of Silver Star awards to members of the U.S. Navy during World War II. An estimated 5,000 Silver Stars were awarded to members of the Navy in World War II, and 4,241 (85%) of these awards are identified in these two volumes, which includes the full text of more than 2,700 citations and detailed synopsis containing rank, unit and date of action for most of the remainder. Volume VII includes several appendixes with tables analyzing these awards by such criteria as rank/rating, specialty (Corpsman, PT Boats, Submarines, etc.), by unit/ship, and more. It also includes a listing of most of these recipients by home state and town.

Author: C. Douglas Sterner
ISBN-10: 1540402967
ISBN-13: 9781540402967
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 11/14/2016
Pages: 564
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.84lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 1.14d