Sailor - Write Your Mother! By: Frank Herbert Spittle (256 pages, photos) Reviewed by: James Healy Three Stars: Recommended. A solid effort. Coming of age in the navy is certainly not a new theme for a book. Ex-petty officer Frank H. Spittle has written - better than most - about his adventures in the navy, his friends, his liberties and action in Korea. Frank is a very descriptive writer.  He has a gift for words and he adds important details to his narratives (talk about total recall) - which are typically short and usually told in about 4 or 5 pages. Some may find a reminder of how "earthy" young sailors were -- somewhat pointless given today's culture - but several of his experiences were no doubt unique. It starts in November 1946 when Spittle enlists in Los Angeles and ends after a one-year extension in 1951. (Korean vets will remember the one-year extension, thanks to President Truman.) He spends time in Corpus Christi, Texas and at a Sea Bee Battalion depot in Port Hueneme, California.  In March 1949 yeoman striker Spittle finally gets his destroyer, USS Ozbourn DD-846. As with all personal reminisces, the reader develops an interest in how the story ends - that is, what did this ex-sailor do with the rest of his life. Enlisting before graduating from high school, Frank took and passed his GED test while in the navy. After the service he earned a BS and MS and taught elementary school in California. He even joined the Coast Guard Reserve 20 year after leaving the navy. Who can resist well described  "sea stories" - even if they tend to be familiar. Maybe that's their hook!