Proudly We Served: The Men of the USS Mason
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (523 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1557504660 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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The USS Mason story is featured in The National Museum of African American History and Culture.. This book is the basis of an award-winning PBS documentary and the feature film Proud starring Ossie Davis. Few Americans know the history-changing story of the men of the USS Mason, the only African-American sailors to take a World War II warship into combat. At a time when most blacks in the Navy were relegated to stewards or laborers, the crew of the USS Mason escorted six convoys across the perilous North Atlantic, helped to win the Battle of the Atlantic and directly influenced President Harry S. The Navy further honored the men by naming a new destroyer (DDG 87) after the crew of the Mason. Recommended in 1944 for a commendation for their heroic actions during a violent storm, the Mason sailors finally received that commendation in 1995. Truman’s decision to integrate al
I Strongly recommend. I learned so much, and I am a 66 year old African American Vietnam Era Veteran.I Strongly recommend.. A nice history and of special interest to me A Customer My father (Wm.H. Farrell) was one of the officers on the Mason. He was the Engineering officer. When I was a kid, he "regaled" me with stories about the ship and crew. His favorites were the dog that got tossed into the drink off of Newfoundland, the big storm the ship experienced in I believe '44, and the time they were in port in the Azores and woke up to find a German submar. Kelly finds forgotten heroes then lets them tell their story Mary Pat Kelly's Proudly We Served strikes an important balance. She successfully weaves the narrative with the men's own words, which are poignant and powerful. The battles they faced on shore with racism and with the US Navy were as tough as facing German U-Boats in the Atlantic. This book is vital because it points to a significant historical event that even naval historians
Kelly presents the early lives and motivations of 10 or 12 of the young sailors and follows them through their enlistment, time in boot camp, getting rated, and selection for duty on the Mason. This book tells the story of the USS Mason; all of the positions of enlisted service were held by African Americans and the ship served as a convoy escort on six occasions across the Atlantic during World War II. Their careers to the present are also included. Thereafter, she details the commissioning, shake down cruise, and convoy action throu