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Mizu-san: the World and War Through the Eyes of Hall of Fame Photographer Fred O Fred O. Waters
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Mizu-san: the World and War Through the Eyes of Hall of Fame Photographer Fred O
Fred O. Waters
Alabama native, World War II veteran and long-time Associated Press photographer Fred O. Waters shares his remarkable life story as a Naval Seaman, Army journalist and hall-of-fame professional photographer. Travel with Waters as he enlists into the Navy at age 16, ships out for Guam and supports the U. S. military effort against the Japanese Empire. Continue Waters' first-hand account of enlisting into the Army and photographing the recovery of Japan after the atomic bomb drops on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Following his military career, Waters remains in Southeast Asia and covers conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, Laos and many island nations. Eventually, Waters returns Stateside and embarks on a 25-year career with the Associated Press in St. Louis, Missouri, covering the Civil Rights Movement, floods, politics, athletics and the rigors of news gathering prior to the digital communications age.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 31, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9781461057642 |
| Publishers | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platf |
| Pages | 144 |
| Dimensions | 167 × 8 × 240 mm · 240 g |
| Language | English |
| Contributor | Joe C. Culpepper |