Frank S. Gibble served in World War 1 in the United States Navy. He was born in Manheim, Pennsylvania and joined the Navy on April 18, 1917. He served aboard the USS Oklahoma, USS Druid, USS Paducah and the USS San Francisco. The bulk of his service occurred on the USS Paducah, which was a gunboat stationed in the Mediterranean Sea. Frank was a Quartermaster 3rd Class which allowed him to perform his duties on the Bridge of each ship. From this vantage point, Frank documented his experience in a daily diary. He describes a harrowing journey across the Atlantic, encounters with enemy...