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11. Oliver Jensen, “Carrier War,” Life, March 26, 1945, 88. 12. Scott, “The Crommelin Brothers,” 6. 13. Gold Star citation for Commander Charles Crommelin. 14. Cagle, “Crommelin Brothers Five,” 13. CHAPTER 7 1. Samuel Eliot Morison, History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, vol. 3, The Rising Sun in the Paci¤c (Boston: Little, Brown, 1948), 23. 2. Ibid. 3. Carl Boyd and Akihiko Yoshida, The Japanese Submarine Force and World War II (Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1995), 57. 4. Talk between Ships log of USS Idaho, included as an enclosure to Robert M. Grif¤n, “Report of Loss of U.S.S. Liscome Bay,” submitted by Commander Task Group 52.13, December 11, 1943 (hereafter cited as “TBS log”), NA. 5. Ibid. 6. Ibid. 7. Beasley memoirs, 8. 8. Schwartz, “Sinking of Liscome Bay,” 126. 9. Ibid. 10. Harold Smith, “Admiral’s Aide Tells How Baby Flat Top Sank,” Chicago Tribune, December 11, 1943. 11. Schwartz, “Sinking of Liscome Bay,” 126. 12. TBS log. 13. Samuel Eliot Morison, History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, vol. 7, Aleutians, Gilberts, and Marshalls, June 1942–April 1944 (Boston: Little, Brown, 1948), 139. 14. TBS log. 15. Daily memoirs, 9; Ships’ Histories Section, “History of the U.S.S. Liscome Bay (CVE 56),” 2. 16. E. M. Zacharias, “U.S.S. Liscome Bay (CVE 56), Sinking of,” after-action report, November 30, 1943, NA. 17. J. L. Hunter, “The Sinking of the U.S.S. Liscome Bay,” after-action report, December 5, 1943, NA. 18. Beasley memoirs, 8. 19. TBS log. 20. “Mishap Saves Baltimorean from Sinking,” Baltimore Sun, December 14, 1943. 21. “Baby Carrier Sinking Told,” Los Angeles Times, December 20, 1943. 22. Zacharias, “U.S.S. Liscome Bay (CVE 56), Sinking of.” 230 / Notes to Pages 96–116 CHAPTER 8 1. Schwartz, “Sinking of Liscome Bay,” 125. 2. Ibid., 127. 3. Richard Weicker, “Liscome Bay Sinking ‘Living Hell,’” Decatur Herald and Review, January 1, 1944. 4. Ibid. 5. Glenna Elledge, “Bruce Returns with Compelling Stories to Civitan Clergy Appreciation Dinner,” Smyth County (Va.) News and Messenger, February 28, 1998. 6. Liscome Bay war damage report, 5. 7. Robert E. Haynes, U.S.S. Liscome Bay Association survivor’s statement, 1. 8. Ships’ Histories Section, “History of the USS Liscome Bay,” 4–5. 9. Liscome Bay war damage report, 6. 10. Drury, History of the Chaplain Corps, 184. 11. Schwartz, “Sinking of Liscome Bay,” 126. 12. James D. Horan, “Witness Tells Gallant End of Flat-Top,” New York JournalAmerican , December 20, 1943. 13. Daily memoirs, 10. CHAPTER 9 1. Drury, History of the Chaplain Corps, 185. 2. Ships’ Histories Section, “History of the USS Liscome Bay (CVE 56),” 2. 3. William J. Woodward Jr., U.S.S. Liscome Bay Association survivor’s statement , 1. 4. John Jenkins, U.S.S. Liscome Bay Association survivor’s statement, 1. 5. Tim E. Woodham, U.S.S. Liscome Bay Association survivor’s statement, 2. 6. Lloyd Whalen, telephone interview by author, 11 April 2002. 7. Beasley memoirs, 9. 8. Ibid. 9. James D. Horan, “Witness Tells Gallant End of Flat-Top,” New York JournalAmerican , December 20, 1943. 10. Beasley memoirs, 9. 11. Ibid. 12. Ibid., 10; author’s review of ship’s survivor lists, NA. 13. Beasley memoirs, 9. 14. “Montgomery Naval Captain Tells Story of Liscome Bay,” Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser, December 13, 1943. 15. Beebe, “Sis—Liscome Bay and Toko-Ri,” 62. 16. Woodward, survivor’s statement, 1. Notes to Pages 128–155 / 231 17. Homec, interview; “Survivor of Liscome Bay Gives Account of Sinking,” Riverton (Wyo.) Review, January 6, 1944. 18. Richard Weicker, “Liscome Bay Sinking ‘Living Hell,’” Decatur Herald and Review, January 1, 1944. 19. King, interview. 20. Beebe, “Sis—Liscome Bay and Toko-Ri,” 64. 21. Schwartz, “Sinking of Liscome Bay,” 125. 22. “Admiral’s Yen for Coffee Saved Sailor’s Life,” Seattle Times, December 24, 1943; “Crew Member Relates Death of Liscome Bay from Torpedo Blasts,” Portland Oregonian, January 7, 1944. 23. “Admiral’s Yen for Coffee Saved Sailor’s Life.” 24. Ibid. 25. Beebe, “Sis—Liscome Bay and Toko-Ri,” 63. 26. Ibid. 27. Leonard Bohm, telephone interview by author, July 9, 2001. 28. “Liscome Bay Survivor Home for Christmas,” Des Moines Register, 17 December 1943. 29. Schwartz, “Sinking of Liscome Bay,” 126. 30. “Admiral’s Yen for Coffee Saved Sailor’s Life.” 31. Daily memoirs, 11. 32. Bergquist, survivor’s statement, 2. CHAPTER 10 1. Schwartz, “Sinking of Liscome Bay,” 126...

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