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  • Tin Can Sailor

  • Life Aboard the USS Sterett, 1939-1945
  • By: C. Raymond Calhoun
  • Narrated by: Norman Dietz
  • Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (78 ratings)

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Tin Can Sailor

By: C. Raymond Calhoun
Narrated by: Norman Dietz
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More than 800 sailors served aboard the Sterett during her hazardous and demanding duties in World War II. This is the story of those men and their beloved ship, recorded by a junior officer who served on the famous destroyer from her commissioning in 1939 to April 1943, when he was wounded at the Battle of Tulagi.

Peppered with the kind of vivid, authentic details that could only be provided by a participant, the book is the saga of a gallant fighting ship that earned a Presidential Unit Citation for her part in the Third Battle of Savo Island, where she took on a battleship, cruiser, and destroyer, and was the last to leave the fray. Calhoun's gripping and colorful account tells what it was like to be there during those furiously fought, close-range engagements.

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Great Naval Stories

it is a riveting account on the destroyer Sterett. It is amazing they survived to tell the story.

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A Very Personal Tale of Naval Combat

A moving and personal account of a naval officer's service on a destroyer during the Second World War. A worthy read/listen.

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Amazing 1st hand accounts

I was not expecting to be impressed with stories about WWII. I had been raised among men who talked about the European campaigns, the Pacific Island campaigns, as well as the Philippines. This book brought back great memories of the heroes that fought a war with guts and aplomb. Thank you for your service to our great country.

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Great account of a great team and ship

Fantastic listening for anyone interested in learning how the greatest generation preformed in action and war.

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A good story about something that really happened

A good story about something that really happened
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Hats off to you all.
Thank you. Go Navy

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Remarkable account of WWII combat on the high seas

this account of daily life and heavy combat on a destroyer in world war II was fantastic.

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decent history

Not the greatest book about destroyers but a good book and gives insight into the people who served

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