George Larsen

On the Edge of War George Larsen

The adventures of an enlisted man during World War Two, Telling about his experiences during the pre-war and war time period. How he covered the action during the Pearl Harbor Air Raid Bombing and the action that was taken during the raid and aftermath. His experience as a sonar operator on a sub chaser in the Central Pacific and as an operator at a secrete Naval Intelligence Station. The story of how we recaptured the Island of Niihau from the Japanese Pilot who had crashed on the island and had taken control. The R. R. (Rest and Recreation) at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel and life on the Island during war time. Life on a large troop ship and the adventures at the various ports of call. The troop ship traveled with out an escort most of the time at an average speed of twenty one knots. It traveled from San Francisco, where it was built, to Norfolk, Virginia via the South Pacific to the Indian Ocean, then through the Suez Canal and on to Norfolk. One trip from New York to La Harve, France to pick up G. I.s returning to ther U. S. after defeating Hitler in Europe, then back to India with more troops for the China Burma India war. Celebrating the end of the war in the Indian Ocean.