Memoir of a reluctant warrior who did not want to go to war, was drafted, trained at Great Lakes Naval Training Station, assigned to USS Champlin, convoy duty to Europe and North Africa, transfer to USS Moale, served as radarman, ship saw action in the Pacific at Battle of Ormuc Bay, Mindoro, Lingayen Gulf, and Iwo Jima, transferred to shore duty at Fleet Recreation and Morale 14th Naval District, Hawaii.

Typescript of manuscript entitled "Guest of the Emperor," an account of experiences as a POW of the Japanese on Guam and in Japan during WWII.