A Great Part of Naval History.
You would be purchasing the USS Yorktown CVS 10 cruise book during this
period of time. Each page has been placed on a CD for years of enjoyable computer viewing. The CD comes in
a plastic sleeve with a custom label. Every page has been enhanced and is readable. Rare cruise books like this
sell for a hundred dollars or more when buying the actual hard copy if you can find one for sale.
This would make
a great gift for yourself or someone you know who may have served aboard her. Usually only ONE person in the family
has the original book. The CD makes it possible for other family members to have a copy also. You will not be disappointed
we guarantee it.
Some of the items in this book are as follows:
- Ports of Call: Hawaii, Japan, Philippines, Hong Kong, Okinawa,
Guam and Long Beach
- Many Air Operations Photos
- Officer Photos
- Divisional Photos
- Marine Detachment
- Flag Personnel Photos
- Sports and Recreation
- Crew
Roster by State (Name Rank and Hometown)
- Air Squadrons
- Many Crew Activity Photos
- Plus Much More
Over 1039 Photos on Approximately 296
Pages.
Once you view this book you will know what life was like on this Aircraft Carrier during this period of
time.
Additional Bonus:
- Six minute audio recording of "Sounds of Boot Camp" during the late 50's early 60's.
- Other
Interesting items include:
- The Oath of Enlistment
- The Sailors Creed
- Core Values of the United States Navy
- Military Code of Conduct
- Navy
Terminology Origins (8 Pages)
- Examples: Scuttlebutt, Chewing the Fat, Devil to Pay,
-
Hunky-Dory and many more.
Why a CD instead of a hard copy book?
- The pictures will not be degraded over time.
- Self contained CD no
software to load.
- Thumbnails, table of contents and index for easy viewing reference.
- View as a digital flip book or watch
a slide show. (You set the timing options)
- Back ground patriotic music and Navy sounds can be turned on or
off.
- Viewing options are described in the help section.
- Bookmark your favorite pages.
- The quality on your screen may be better than a
hard copy with the ability to magnify any page.
- Full page viewing slide show that you control with arrow keys or mouse.
- Designed
to work on a Microsoft platform. (Not Apple or Mac) Will work with Windows 98 or above.