The Four Pipe Piper: The World War II Newspaper of the USS John D. Ford (DD 228)

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During World War II, some Navy ships had newspapers to keep the sailors alert and battle-ready. Charles Holmes was a sailor on the USS John D. Ford (DD 228) from 1942-1945. He edited and drew cartoons for the ship’s newspaper, the Four Pipe Piper. The copies of seven of these papers were discovered after he died, and his daughter has researched the ship, the crew, and events during the scope of these papers, February 19 to March 22, 1945. In these pages, you will learn what life was like on an American destroyer during the final days of World War II. There are optimistic bits of news, funny antics, and the jovial joshing of young sailors entwined with the usual concerns about the War. The book also includes photocopies of the seven issues of the Four Pipe Piper newspaper