My thanks to Warren Carson for sharing his remarkable memories of growing up in wartime Brooklyn, to Gil Podorson for telling me about the Navy Yard in the 1960s, and to Anne W. Hamburger, Ph.D., for obtaining a vital resource and for much more.
A shout out to the staff in the Brooklyn Collection of the Brooklyn Public Library, who created and maintain comprehensive files on the Navy Yard. Without them this book would not exist.
To Turnstile Tours for fascinating and informative walks around the Navy Yard.
To Bob, as always, for contract, computer, and proofreading expertise.