World War II Arroyo Grande - Hardcover
by Jim Gregory
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540203281ISBN-10:154020328XUPC:9781540203281Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, MilitaryBook Topic:State & Local, Pictorial, United StatesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.85Product ID:SC761P9KX1
On December 7, 1941, war came to Arroyo Grande when two local sailors were killed on the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor. People from the small town were thrust into great circumstances and quickly answered the call for action. A local storekeeper's son won the Silver Star after he brought his flaming B-17 safely back to base. A valley farmworker served with the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team, largely composed of soldiers of Japanese descent. Chinese guerrillas commanded by Mao Zedong--the future Chairman Mao--threw a birthday party for an Arroyo Grande soldier. At home, community groups like the Arroyo Grande Women's Club brought packed lunches for their Japanese American neighbors on the morning they were forced to leave for the internment camps. Local author Jim Gregory brings to life the sorrows and triumphs of a dramatic period in local history.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540203281ISBN-10:154020328XUPC:9781540203281Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, MilitaryBook Topic:State & Local, Pictorial, United StatesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.85Product ID:SC761P9KX1
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