Old Tom Directory

UNFINISHED CHAPTERS
from
Old Tom, a Fletcher Destoryer in War and Peace
by JACKSON SELLERS

Old Tom Title Page and Dedication
Old Tom Contents Page
Preface: Another Backward Look
Introduction: Fletcher-Class Destroyers
Chapter 1: 1943-45: The Colahan's Big War
Chapter 2: 1950-51: A Squadron Is Born
Chapter 3: 1951: To War Again
Chapter 4: 1952: Still a Lucky Lady
Interlude: The Colahan Goes to Hollywood
Chapter 5: 1953: Korea
Chapter 6: 1954: The Statue of Liberty Is Green
Chapter 7: 1955: Life Is a Bowl of Cherries
Chapter 8: 1956: Shit Flows Nicely Downhill
Chapter 9: 1957: You Can't Tell Him a Damned Thing

Chapter 10 (Back to the Reserve Fleet)
and
Chapter 11 (One More Trip to Asia)
haven't even been started yet

Chapter 12: 1966: The Death of the Colahan
Epilogue: The Fletchers Fade Away
Appendix A: Fletcher Destroyers in Three Wars
Appendix B: Colahan Roster, 1951-52
Appendix C: Colahan Roster, 1952-53-54
Appendix D: Colahan Roster, 1956
Appendix E: Colahan Roster, 1960s