Took has a difficult time growing up during the Great Depression in a dirt poor family. A World War I ex-marine judge gives him a choice: the military or prison? His best friend is also his own worst enemy. Naval intelligence tests indicate he may have any school of his choice. After schooling, he ships out on a slow, plodding L.S.T. (Landing Ship Tanks). The vessel is dogged by a Japanese sub during a typhoon. Lumber on the deck becomes slippery. A bulldozer slips over the side. It dangles, threatening to do what the sub cannot. Since the entire crew is down with sea sickness,...
Took has a difficult time growing up during the Great Depression in a dirt poor family. A World War I ex-marine judge gives him a choice: the military...
