John J. Domagalski , a native of Chicago, is the author of Lost at Guadalcanal: The Final Battles of the Astoria and Chicago as Described by Survivors in Official Reports (McFarland, 2010) and Sunk in Kula Gulf: The Final Voyage of the USS Helena and the Incredible Story of Her Survivors (Potomac Books, 2012). His articles have appeared in World War II History and World War II Quarterly magazines.
