HOME SWEET HOOME - 1906
(World War II) U.S.S. Gen. R.E. Callan. HOME SWEET HOME. SEATTLE. JAN. 29, 1946. A shipboard printed newspaper marking the return of the USS Gen. R.E. Callan to Seattle. Printed aboard the USS Callan, illustrated, double column, 12 pgs., stapled. 13 x 8 inches. This issue marks the return of the USS Gen. R.E. Callan to the united States following its service in the Pacific. It is filled with news and information needed by sailors making their transition to post-war life back home. Articles include “What Will The Atom Do? offering information on the new and mysterious weapon, admitting that “we can’t duck it just because we don’t understand it. We can’t consult history for advice as to what to do. There isn’t any history except the ruins of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.” The article stresses the importance of the United States keeping its atomic research a secret, and also touts the great potential of atomic power for energy purposes. Other articles include discussing all aspects of the G.I. Bill of Rights; a description of Seattle and a lont description of the Callan’s previous months of service in the form of a letter from Technician Fifth Grade Elmer W. Jones to his grandson. The USS Gen. R.E. Callan was built at the Kaiser Yards in Richmond, California and launched in late April 1944, serving the Pacific and European theaters as a troop transport ship.
The newspaper had been folded and thus several splits at the fold to the pages. The last page is detached at the fold, but complete. Scarce. Overall in vg cond.