[Diary Entry: "Two Nights Before D-Day" and Other Entries, Apr-May 1945]

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Diary entry by Edgar Jones about his experience onboard the USS Monitor (LSV-5). He discusses confusion surrounding the sinking of a Japanese ship, a problem with a stewards mate's life belt, an attack by a Japanese plane on an American ship, and events during the Battle of Okinawa.

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Jones, Edgar, 1915-2009 1944-04?/1944-05?.

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  • Main Title: [Diary Entry: "Two Nights Before D-Day" and Other Entries, Apr-May 1945]
  • Added Title: Two Nights Before D-Day
  • Added Title: Two Nights Before S-Day
  • Added Title: A Stewards Mate's Dilemma
  • Added Title: A Mighty Plucky Ship
  • Added Title: The First Waves
  • Added Title: Take Cover!
  • Added Title: Right Now
  • Series Title: Edgar Jones Collection

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Diary entry by Edgar Jones about his experience onboard the USS Monitor (LSV-5). He discusses confusion surrounding the sinking of a Japanese ship, a problem with a stewards mate's life belt, an attack by a Japanese plane on an American ship, and events during the Battle of Okinawa.

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[5] p. ; 11 x 8.5 in.

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Jones, Edgar, 1915-2009. [Diary Entry: "Two Nights Before D-Day" and Other Entries, Apr-May 1945], text, 1944-04?/1944-05?; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1702409/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.

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