His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Arizona during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

His experiences while aboard the repair ship USS Rigel during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

His experiences while aboard the target battleship USS Utah during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

His experiences while aboard the seaplane tender-destroyer USS Thornton during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

His experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Blue during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Also comments about the Battle of Savo Island, August 9, 1942, and the sinking of the Blue, August 22, 1942.

His experiences at Hickam Field with the Finance Detachment during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

His experiences while aboard the submarines USS S-42 and USS Sterlet in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Pre-war duty aboard the battleship USS Oklahoma, 1937-41; Japanese air raid at Cavite Naval Base, Philippines, 1941; his responsibilities as a cook; assignment to the S-41, 1942; various patrols off the Aleutian Islands, 1943; transfer to the Sterlet, 1943; a patrol to the Inland Sea of Japan.

His experiences at Ford Island Naval Air Station with VP-2 during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

His experiences at Schofield Barracks with quartermaster personnel during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Childhood and early adulthood in Houston, Texas; education at Rice Institute. World War II-era service in U.S. Navy aboard the USS Turner; convoy missions across the Atlantic Ocean; January 4, 1944, sinking of the Turner while moored in New York Harbor and court of inquiry regarding the sinking; service aboard USS Wren in Pacific Theater, including actions in the Aleutian Islands, Attu, Okinawa, and Philippine campaigns and anti-kamikaze warfare; piloting ship into Tokyo Bay immediately following the Japanese surrender; account of effects Allied bombing campaign had on Tokyo.