title: From Bugle Boy to Battleship: A Battle of Saipan and Guam Veteran's Memoirs
author: Lloyd C. Glick
description: <b>About Lloyd C. Glick </b> Lloyd Glick lives in California with his wife, Judy. He has 3 children, several grandchildren and a host of new admirers on Guam, Saipan and the world over. <br><br> <b>About Walt F.J. Goodridge</b> Walt F.J. Goodridge is the author of over 30 books including <em>Turn Your Passion Into Profit</em>, <em>Living True to Your Self</em>, and the <em>Tao of Wow</em>. Walt offers workshops and coaching to help people discover, develop and profit from their passions and live true to themselves. Walt lives true to his self as a nomadpreneur (home base on Saipan) and writes about it in the award-overdue Jamaican in China blog! Email Walt: walt@bestofsaipan.com See Walts books at: www.waltgoodridge.com/books
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  # Captain Jinks, Hero
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Ernest Crosby
  
  
  This page copyright © 2002 Munsey's.
  
  
  http://www.munseys.com
  
  Chapter 1. A Bombshell
  
  
  Chapter 2. East Point
  
  
  Chapter 3. Love and Combat
  
  
  Chapter 4. War and Business
  
  
  Chapter 5. Slowburgh
  
  
  Chapter 6. Off for the Cubapines
  
  
  Chapter 7. The Battle of San Diego
  
  
  Chapter 8. Among the Moritos
  
  
  Chapter 9. On Duty at Havilla
  
  
  Chapter 10. A Great Military Exploit
  
  
  Chapter 11. A Dinner Party At Gin-Sin
  
  
  Chapter 12. The Great White Temple
  
  
  Chapter 13. The War-Lord
  
  
  Chapter 14. Home Again
  
  
  Chapter 15. Politics
  
  
  Chapter 16. The End
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Chapter 1. A Bombshell
  
  
  
  
  
    
  “Bless my soul! I nearly forgot,” exclaimed Colonel Jinks, as he came
  
  
  back into the store. “Tomorrow is Sam's birthday and I promised Ma to
  
  
  bring him home something for a present. Have you got anything for a boy
  
  
  six years old?”
  
  
    
  “Let me see,” answered the young woman behind the counter, turning
  
  
  