Description: World War II Arroyo Grande, California, Military, Paperback On December 7, 1941, war came to Arroyo Grande when two local sailors were killed on the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor. People from the small town were thrust into great circumstances and quickly answered the call for action. A local storekeeper's son won the Silver Star after he brought his flaming B-17 safely back to base. A valley farmworker served with the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team, largely composed of soldiers of Japanese descent. Chinese guerrillas commanded by Mao Zedong--the future Chairman Mao--threw a birthday party for an Arroyo Grande soldier. At home, community groups like the Arroyo Grande Women's Club brought packed lunches for their Japanese American neighbors on the morning they were forced to leave for the internment camps. Local author Jim Gregory brings to life the sorrows and triumphs of a dramatic period in local history.
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Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781467119580
Book Title: World War II Arroyo Grande
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Jim Gregory
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Military / World War II, Military / United States, General, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Military / Pictorial
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2016
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
