Cover design: Laura Taylor
Interior and Website design: Megan Kilpatrick, Kilpatrick Design Studio
The U.S.S. Prairie State
USS Illinois (BB-7, later USS Prairie State IX-15)
PT Boats
Department of the Navy/PT Boats
The PT Boat Page
The Sylph
NavSource Online/Patrol Yacht Photo Archive/Sylph PY-12
The NRA Program
The National Archives/Teaching With Documents: FDR's Fireside Chat on the Purposes and Foundations of the Recovery Program.
WWII Combat
Courtney, Richard D. Normandy to the Bulge: An American Infantry GI in Europe During World War II. Lulu Press. 2007. This book was written by Angie Courtney Luddy’s brother Dick about his experiences as a combat infantryman in Europe during WWII.
V-Mail
The V-Mail – The US unique way of transmitting a soldier’s mail in WWII