His experiences aboard the escort carrier USS Bougainville in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Operations off Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa; typhoon off Okinawa, 1945.

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

Special agent (U. S. Army Criminal Investigation Division), member of the White House Security Detail for President Lyndon B. Johnson. His stateside experiences during World War II and his postwar military and civil service careers.

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.

His experiences in combat in Philippines during World War II; presence in Yokohama Harbor during Japanese surrender; and in Tokyo during post-war U. S. occupation of Japan.

His experiences while aboard the submarines USS S-45, USS Sunfish, USS Spearfish, and USS Pogy in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Pre-war duty aboard the battleship USS California and the heavy cruiser USS Vincennes, 1935-39; Submarine School, New London, Connecticut, 1940; his responsibilities as a fireman; various patrols in the Sea of Japan.

Salesman. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war after being shot down over Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. Downing of bomber and capture; hostility of German civilians; interrogation at Oberusel; Stalag Luft 1, Barth; liberation by Russian troops.

Law enforcement officer. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Pre-war embassy duty in Peking, north China; capture in Peking; Wusong Prison Camp, Shanghai, 1942; Pusan, Korea, 1945; Hakodate, Hokkaido, 1945; liberation.

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.

Childhood and early adulthood in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado. World War II-era Army Air Corps training in armaments and electronics. Stateside service in 303rd Bomb Group of the Eighth Air Force; aviation cadet training; service as a B-25 instructor pilot; DC-3 tow pilot for the glider program.