Scope and Contents note Materials contain a detailed memoir regarding Beach's training and military experiences in the Pacific with the U.S. Navy during World War II. Relates many combat and non-combat experiences on the islands of Emirau, part of the St. Matthews Group, and Okinawa. Memoir also includes a chronology of Beach's military service, detailed physical descriptions of both Emirau and Okinawa, an original poem, depictions of Okinawan natives and their customs, and an account of braving a typhoon. Includes...