03033cam a2200373 4500 463271000 TxAuBib 20201218120000.0 ||||||s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781616737498 1616737492 B004NNUXRU Amazon 45e99b5a-6ba1-4b2d-bde5-2bbad9f24941 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 536508 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Ruiz, USN (Ret.) The Luck of the Draw [Libby] : The Memoir of a World War II Submariner: From Savo Island to the Silent Service. Voyageur Press, 2005. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 18MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Biography & Autobiography. History. Military. Nonfiction. HTML:<p>A coin flip likely saved the life of Kenneth C. Ruiz. It was August 1942 and he was fresh out of the U.S. Naval Academy. He and a classmate flipped a coin to see who would stand watch on the bridge of their heavy cruiser, the <i>USS Vincennes</i>, off Savo Island as the Marines were landing on Guadalcanal. Ruiz was on the bridge when the ship took a direct hit and sank. He ended up in the Pacific without a life jacket, but his classmate and the entire radio room crew perished in the attack. "The luck of the draw" is a recurring theme in this powerful memoir. Following the demise of the <i>Vincennes</i>, Ruiz volunteered to serve on submarines for the balance of the war and had numerous harrowing experiences. He spent most of his time on the USS Pollack, which was sub-standard in terms of technology, but was still deadly and made a significant impact on Japanese shipping in the far reaches of the Pacific. A worthy addition to the litany of WWII books on submariners, <i>The Luck of the Dr</i>aw is filled with heartbreaking stories of how the smallest decisions made the difference between life and death for soldiers and sailors in the war.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2020-12-18 22:00:03. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1933-1/45E/99B/5A/LuckoftheDraw9781616737498.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=45E99B5A-6BA1-4B2D-BDE5-2BBAD9F24941&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1933-1/45E/99B/5A/LuckoftheDraw9781616737498.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=45E99B5A-6BA1-4B2D-BDE5-2BBAD9F24941&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/1933-1/45E/99B/5A/LuckoftheDraw9781616737498.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=45E99B5A-6BA1-4B2D-BDE5-2BBAD9F24941&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)