1942 - 1943 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL OF ONE MAN'S SERVICE AS A MECHANIC AND PIPEFITTER AT THE PUGET SOUND NAVY YARD REPAIRING SOME OF THE MOST STORIED SHIPS IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY

On offer is a super, original manuscript relic of one man's service during World War II as a mechanic and pipefitter at the Puget Sound Navy Yard at Bremerton, Washington, and who worked on several famous ships including; the U.S.S. Saratoga, U.S.S. Nevada, U.S.S. Idaho, U.S.S. Ward, U.S.S. Enterprise, and several P.T. boats. Handwritten by K. L. Klopfer 26 pages of entries cover the period of March 17, 1942 through to November 1, 1943. Klopfer writes many fascinating entries about the damage sustained by several of these vessels, work duties and all other daily doings in the Navy Yard. Hole-punched pages housed in sturdy vintage leather three-ring binder. Overall G+.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF, K. L. KLOPFER, PUGET SOUND NAVY YARD, WWII, WORLD WAR II, WW2, WORLD WAR 2, WORLD WAR TWO, PACIFIC NORTHWEST, BREMERTON WASHINGTON, U.S.S. SARATOGA, U.S.S. NEVADA, U.S.S. IDAHO, U.S.S. WARD, U.S.S. ENTERPRISE, P.T. BOATS, MARITIME, NAVAL, USN, UNITED STATES NAVY, MECHANICS, ENGINEERING, MARINE, AMERICANA, HANDWRITTEN, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, AUTOGRAPHED, AUTHORS, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, ARCHIVE, DIARY, DIARIES, JOURNAL, LOG, PRIMARY SOURCE, FIRST HAND ACCOUNT, SOCIAL HISTORY, PERSONAL STORIES, LIVING HISTORY, ANTIQUITÉ, CONTRAT, VÉLIN, DOCUMENT, MANUSCRIT, PAPIER ANTIKE, BRIEF, PERGAMENT, DOKUMENT, MANUSKRIPT, PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO, ATTO, VELINA, DOCUMENTO, MANOSCRITTO, CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD, HECHO, VITELA, DOCUMENTO, MANUSCRITO, PAPEL,BIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES