| The Highest Ranking Private on Guam |
A faithful account of the
charming and hilarious World
War II misadventures of PFC Ben
Green--a low ranking but
quick-witted individualist who
battled the system in order to
serve his country with honor,
yet saved his neck to return
home to his family. This Marine
memoir's message is that his
generation's unshakable resolve
to resist evil in the world is
still needed today to counter
those self-appointed saviors
who attack and threaten to
destroy civilized society.
charming and hilarious World
War II misadventures of PFC Ben
Green--a low ranking but
quick-witted individualist who
battled the system in order to
serve his country with honor,
yet saved his neck to return
home to his family. This Marine
memoir's message is that his
generation's unshakable resolve
to resist evil in the world is
still needed today to counter
those self-appointed saviors
who attack and threaten to
destroy civilized society.
Dad's War with the United States Marines
Book cover: Ben Green scoops news of the
Japanese surrender, on August 14th, 1945,
while his family copes at home.
Book cover: Ben Green scoops news of the
Japanese surrender, on August 14th, 1945,
while his family copes at home.
To order now please click on the book cover or
the link below.
For a bookplate signed by the author or further
information contact him at info@greenskills.net
the link below.
For a bookplate signed by the author or further
information contact him at info@greenskills.net
Peek at the Contents
Here's a new kind of war story--a family memoir that relates the exploits of my father, a
resourceful nonconformist and Chicago radio producer who, despite having a wife and two
small children, enlisted at age 35 with the understanding that he would serve as an officer in
combat intelligence; he nonetheless had to train with kids half his age in the Marine infantry.
Back home, the family struggled with making ends meet, managing the household, growing
up and fear of the unthinkable, as we waited in terror for word of Dad's assignment to the
next island invasion. Like that of Luther Billis in James Michener's Tales of the South
Pacific, however, Dad dealt with both the absurdity and opportunity of military life. He
good-naturedly learned how to work the system. He talked his way into an assignment
where his knowledge of radio could be useful to the war effort and by default ended up
running the Armed Forces Radio Station on the island of Guam.
Against all odds, Ben managed to save his skin for his family's sake and to eke meaningful
service to his nation out of the chaos. The book also recounts some previously untold World
War II history: of Chicago radio, Armed Forces Radio Service and the Pacific war. For one
shining moment, as manager of the Guam radio station, as he scooped news of the
Japanese surrender, he held the future of the world in his hands.
resourceful nonconformist and Chicago radio producer who, despite having a wife and two
small children, enlisted at age 35 with the understanding that he would serve as an officer in
combat intelligence; he nonetheless had to train with kids half his age in the Marine infantry.
Back home, the family struggled with making ends meet, managing the household, growing
up and fear of the unthinkable, as we waited in terror for word of Dad's assignment to the
next island invasion. Like that of Luther Billis in James Michener's Tales of the South
Pacific, however, Dad dealt with both the absurdity and opportunity of military life. He
good-naturedly learned how to work the system. He talked his way into an assignment
where his knowledge of radio could be useful to the war effort and by default ended up
running the Armed Forces Radio Station on the island of Guam.
Against all odds, Ben managed to save his skin for his family's sake and to eke meaningful
service to his nation out of the chaos. The book also recounts some previously untold World
War II history: of Chicago radio, Armed Forces Radio Service and the Pacific war. For one
shining moment, as manager of the Guam radio station, as he scooped news of the
Japanese surrender, he held the future of the world in his hands.
Want to know more? Have comments? Please visit my Guestbook!
| Recent news and reviews of Dad's War with the United States Marines "Sure to inspire the reader to thoughtful reflection given current demands on the American military arising from the 'war on terrorism,' Dad's War With The United States Marines is very highly recommended to all general readers and a welcome addition to the growing library of military memoirs and biographies." –James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) "An architect in University City has a family stake in Sunday's 60th anniversary of V-J Day, the day Japan threw in the towel to end World War II. In the home office of the architect, Peter Green, sit six thick ring- bound notebooks- They're filled with the wartime letters of his father, Marine Pfc. Benjamin Green. And in a letter written from Guam on Aug. 14, 1945, the elder Green tells his family that he scooped the world on getting out the big news of Japan's surrender." –Harry Levins, St. Louis Post Dispatch (on the 60th anniversary of V-J Day, August 14, 2005) “This highly recommended read places the operation of a wartime AFRS Pacific Ocean Network outlet in the context of the family story of Ben Green, plucked from his senior radio advertising industry job in Chicago and going through Marine bootcamp before becoming 'the highest ranking private on Guam' and running WXLI.” –David Ricquish, Chairman, Radio Heritage Foundation, Wellington, New Zealand Read More |
A Family Memoir
of World War II
ORDER
NOW
of World War II
ORDER
NOW
 | |  | |  | |  | |  |
| | | | | | | | |