Chief Warrant Officer 3 Travis Beard, U.S. Navy (Retired), served 25 years in the Navy. Afterward, he taught high school math for 20 years in Beaumont, Texas.

Articles by Travis Beard

“Number 2 Gun” by Mitchell Jamieson

Turning the Tide at Salerno

By Chief Warrant Officer 3 Travis Beard, U.S. Navy (Retired)
October 2003
A chief gunner’s mate on board the destroyer Mayo looks back 60 years, when his ship provided gunfire support for the Allied invasion of Italy.