Shipmates : A Personal Journal Aboard a World War II Destroyer (U.S.S. Rown DD 405)-2nd edition

by Lorraine Seeley Buell, Lorraine Seely-Buell, John Conforti (Editor)

On September 11, 1943, USS Rowan (DD405) was torpedoed. The explosion lit the midnight sky and within 40 seconds, the ship was lost. Among the casualties was Francis Kirwin (Bob) Seeley. Among the handful of survivors was his older brother, Lewis E. Seeley. Shipmates is the true story of Lewis Seeley's life aboard a World War II US destroyer in the Atlantic theater of war. Through his eyes, see the allure of adventure that drew him to enlist, the war that led a generation to serve with courage and honor, the grief that united them, and the love that sustained them through their darkest hours.

260 pages, Paperback

First published June 30, 2000