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November 20, 2007
Carleton Patterson, '49
One Sailor's War Story, PageFree Publishing, 2006.
The book: This is a story of a 17-year-old high school graduate who enlisted in the US Coast Guard during World War II and served as a combat photographer aboard the naval destroyer escort USS Kirkpatrick. He crossed the Atlantic 18 times on convoy duty, escorting troop and supply ships to the war zones of Europe. It was a constant effort trying to avoid the torpedoes of German submarines.
The author: Retired from the insurance business, Carleton Patterson has just published this story of his experiences during World War II. He lives in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Posted by tobiaslw at November 20, 2007 11:54 AM