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John Domagalski
John J. Domagalski (www.pacificwarauthor.com) is the author of Sunk in Kula Gulf: The Final Voyage of the U.S.S. Helena and the Incredible Story of her Survivors in World War II (Potomac Books, 201...view moreJohn J. Domagalski (www.pacificwarauthor.com) is the author of Sunk in Kula Gulf: The Final Voyage of the U.S.S. Helena and the Incredible Story of her Survivors in World War II (Potomac Books, 2012). The book tells the amazing little-told story of heroism and survival at sea that followed Helena's sinking in 1943.
He is also the author of Lost at Guadalcanal: The Final Battles of the Astoria and Chicago as Described by Survivors and in Official Reports (McFarland, 2010). The World War II narrative follows two American warships through one of the U.S. Navy's greatest naval defeats. His articles have appeared in World War II History, Naval History, and World War II Quarterly Magazines.
Domagalski's fascination with history began at a young age by building model ships and reading books about World War II. The interest eventually grew into research and writing. He has interviewed scores of veterans who served in the Pacific during World War II. A native of Illinois and a graduate of Northern Illinois University, Domagalski lives near Chicago.view less