Tin Can Sailor: Life Aboard the USS Sterett, 1939-1945

Tin Can Sailor: Life Aboard the USS Sterett, 1939-1945 by Calhoun, C. Raymond. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781557501080.

A narrative account of the Sterett and her 800 sailors. Calhoun was a junior officer serving on the World War II destroyer from 1939 to April 1943, when he was wounded off Guadalcanal. The author supplements his own experiences with interviews of officers and enlisted men, action reports, ship logs, and diaries. He vividly describes the Sterett s surface actions, such as the Third Battle of Savo Island and the Vella Gulf action. A roster of the ships personnel from August 1939-November 1945 is included. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.