Blue Ghost Memoirs: USS Lexington CV-16 1943-1945

by Otto C. Romanelli

Overview

Author Otto C. Romanelli, Lt. Cdr. USNR Ret., recounts his experiences during 1943–45 aboard the USS Lexington, "The Blue Ghost." Through numerous photographs, charts, and maps, his exciting journey comes to life. A wonderful personal account story.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781618587763
Publisher:	Turner Publishing Company
Publication date:	06/06/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

At the age of six, Ottavio arrived from Italy in 1927 as a citizen of the United States, derived from his father’s naturalization papers. He earned a Mechanical Engineering degree from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, just in time, in 1942, to join the U.S. Navy as an ensign. He served as an Ordnance and Gunnery Officer and Officer of the Deck on the USS Lexington for two years. After that he served as an instructor in naval weapons systems until he was released to inactive duty in 1946 as a Naval Reserve Lieutenant. Reserve duty after the war earned him a promotion to Lieutenant Commander and he officially retired from the Navy in 1962. He worked at an engineering services company for 45 years, and retired in 1991. He now resides in Denver, Colorado, with his wife, Dorothy.