Provides a vivid description of the USS Ward's service during World War II. This book includes information from the National Archives and the Naval Historical Center and interviews with surviving crewmen. Appendices provide Ward technical data, a chronology of major events, a listing of amphibious landings and a roster of personnel.

Little is known regarding the ship's World War I days because of lack of contemporary resources. The work provides a vivid description of the Ward's service during World War II. Interviews with surviving crewmen and forewords by Kenneth C. Swedberg and Guy E. Thompson, former shipmates, are included. Other sources include information from the National Archives and the Naval Historical Center. Appendices provide Ward technical data, a chronology of major events, a listing of amphibious landings and a roster of personnel.