My Ship! The U.S.S. Intrepid - A World War 2 Memoir

By Raymond L. Stone

Book Overview

The author takes you to sea, into action aboard the U.S.S. Intrepid, The Navy's Most frequently hit carrier> His observations, how he felt about people and the events recorded along with pages from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0974691607
• ISBN13: 9780974691602
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: G.P. Books
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

I was on the Intrepid for 5 hours!!

This book is exactly what I wanted to refer back to what I have seen! Thank you.

Fine first hand account of naval actions in the Pacific Theatre

Ray Stone's book provides a detailed first hand account of daily life during WWII on a Naval carrier in the Pacific Theatre. My grandfather was a sailor on the same ship (the USS Intrepid) at the same time. Upon his reading the book, he stated that Stone had accurately captured what it was like being a sailor on the Intrepid during World War II. Through Stone's remembrances and anecdotes, many of which are quite humorous, the reader is capable of picturing the author boarding the Intrepid as a wide eyed youth and jolted into maturity over the course of his time spent aboard his ship during a turbulent time for all those who lived through it. Highly recommended for those interested in World War II or historical narratives.

The Ship, the men, the joys, the sorrows

Maybe you were fortunate enough to have this experience: Maybe your dad, or your grandfather, or a favorite uncle brought out a cigar box full of his World War II memorabilia, sat down with you around the kitchen table, and told you what it was like during his time defending America. That's what it's like to read the memoir "My Ship" by Raymond T. Stone. No, it's not literature. Nor does it pretend to be. It's the simple telling of one man's experiences serving on U.S.S. Intrepid during the War. It covers the training, the battles, the shore leaves from the bombing of Pearl Harbor to VJ Day. Stone spent most of his time on The Intrepid, the most frequently hit carrier in the Navy. The ship also had its share of victories too, with enemy ships and planes destroyed numbering in the hundreds. Stone's description of the scope of the planning that went into the action carried out by the armada of battleships, aircraft carriers, cruisers and destroyers is amazing to contemplate. He explains the importance of radar to the Allied effort and how its use could have been the major factor in winning the war. He peppers his telling with pages from his unauthorized diary, photos of shipmates and battle scenes, menus from holidays on board, clippings from the ship's newspaper, the kind of things a guy is likely to keep. He also includes a number of dramatic reminisces from his shipmates. Nitpicking a bit, there is some degree of duplication throughout the book (I counted five mentions of the fact that cigarettes only cost a nickel a pack). And one larger fault: A dearth of maps. Yes, there are a couple of maps, but not anywhere near enough seeing the action takes place over much of the Pacific. More maps would have been a big help in understanding the vast area in which these men operated. Beyond that, this is a good book in helping the reader understand what it was like at sea for our forces during The Big War.