ASIN: B009378RQ0
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 220
BOOK REVIEW BY - Tin Can Sailors - The National Association of Destroyer Veterans Reviewer: Bernie DitterOverall Rating: Four Stars: Highly recommended. An excellent book.Ron Burt writes a compelling story about his older brother's heroism and injuries received at the hands of Kamikaze direct hits on two ships, about his brother's recovery from those injuries and about his own effort to gather the information necessary to support the process to have his brother awarded the Navy Cross and Silver Star.His brother, Pete Burt, was on the USS OMMANEY BAY (CVE-79) when it was sunk by a Kamikaze attack. While he was in the water following the order to abandon ship he gathered ten non-swimmers and kept them together until rescued. The officer on the whaleboat told Pete that he planned to recommend him for the medals.Following his rescue he was transferred to the USS COLUMBIA (CL-56) where two ...
