World War II Akron - Paperback
by Tim Carroll
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Language:EnglishPublisher:History PressISBN-13:9781467139731ISBN-10:1467139734UPC:9781467139731Book Category:History, PhotographyBook Subcategory:United States, Subjects & Themes, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:State & Local, Historical, World War IISize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCVNMR3SK3
World War II Akron
When World War II engulfed the nation, the men and women of Akron dutifully played their part in the epic struggle. Keyes Beech ducked grenades as marines raised the American flag at on Iwo Jima. Newspaper magnate John S. Knight watched the Japanese surrender on the USS Missouri just five months after his son was killed in Germany. On the homefront, Goodyear manufactured blimps used to hunt down...
Series: Military
Language:EnglishPublisher:History PressISBN-13:9781467139731ISBN-10:1467139734UPC:9781467139731Book Category:History, PhotographyBook Subcategory:United States, Subjects & Themes, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:State & Local, Historical, World War IISize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCVNMR3SK3
Carroll, Tim: - Born and raised in Akron, Ohio, Tim Carroll attended Case Elementary, Litchfield Middle School and Firestone High School before obtaining a history degree from the University of Akron. Both of his grandfathers, John M. Carroll and John F. Ward, were drafted before Pearl Harbor and served overseas in the Pacific for close to three years.
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