Landgraff, MR Richard a.

The author worked at the Naval Shipyard for 39 years starting in late 1954 as an Apprentice Shipfitter and retiring in early 1994 as a Naval Architect Technician. With the exception of Operation Crossroads (he was only 10 years old at the time but a cousin of his was the pilot of the bomber) he has worked on every special project assigned to the shipyard. This was in addition to standard assigned work such as swinging a sledge hammer, drafting a drawing or inventing a new engineering calculation. He designed the armor plating for three classes of ships as his target shooting experience and bei...