The Journal of Thomas H. Miller describes firsthand the experiences of a sailor in the South Pacific during World War II. The journal spans a period of twenty-two months. Beginning in February 1943 at the time of his induction into the navy and ending in October 1945 when he is honorably discharged. Become personally acquainted with the young, lonely, homesick boy from Chicago as he endures boot camp training in Farragut, Idaho, then progresses through Quartermaster-Signalman school where he receives his training as a signalman and finally received his assignment in the Pacific theater of...