ONE BATTLE STAR

“This odyssey is not one of heroism, action per se, nor of any particular distinguished service on my part. It is just the story of Marine ground and aircrewmen in the Pacific as I experienced it. While I served at many of the places where the great battles, on the ground, sea, and air were fought, bye heroic Marines, I was not one of them. I was nearly always too late, or in the back waters and doldrums of the Pacific war. I never seem to be at the right place at the right time for heavy action.”

- W.L. Wentzel