His experiences while aboard the light cruiser USS Helena and during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; his experiences aboard the Helena and the antiaircraft cruiser Reno in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Survivor of the siege of Corregidor. His experiences as a prisoner-of war of the Japanese during World War II. Fall of Corregidor and capture; Bilibid Prison, Manila, 1942; 1942-43; Davao Penal Colony, 1943-44; Bellbird Prison, 1945; fall of Manila and liberation.

Civil engineer. His experiences as a PBJ (B-25) co-pilot in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II.

His experiences aboard the battleship USS Tennessee during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; his subsequent experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Former professional ballplayer, bartender. His experiences as a professional baseball player in the U. S. during World War II.

Molder. His experiences in the European Theater during World War II. Infantry training in the U. S., 1943-44; troopship to England, 1944; Battle for Saint Lô, July, 1944; combat in the French hedgerow country; frontal assault on Hill 1221; leg wound from shrapnel and evacuation from combat; recuperation in England and assignment to ordnance repair behind the front lines in France.

Electrical engineer. His experiences in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Prewar civilian jobs in radio/communications work; his selection and training for OSS operations, 1943; assignment to Wudu, China, 1944; coastwatching activities and radio transmissions; various miscellaneous accounts of his tour of duty in China.

Member of Doolittle's Raiders. His experiences as Jimmie Doolittle’s co-pilot during the Tokyo Raid of April 18, 1942.

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.

Survivor of the Bataan campaign. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Pre-war duty in north China; fall of Bataan and capture; Camp O’Donnell, 1942; Cabanatuan, 1942-43; Davao Penal Colony, 1943; escape from torpedoed hell ship and rescue by Filipino guerrillas; evacuation by American submarine.