The time has come for his story to be told: 28 Months of Heaven and Hell by J.D. Karns

Imagine a young sailor stationed aboard a destroyer escort during WWII. Try to imagine the adventures he experiences and the sights he sees, as well as the horrors he endures. In this historical novel, you’ll meet this young man and witness the wonders and tragedies with him.

28 Months of Heaven and Hell is based on the true-life experiences of Naval veteran Carl Lee Young as shared with his youngest brother. This fact-based account has been fictionalized by author J.D. Karns. It is a story to stir the American spirit. You will be inspired by a young man’s journey to survive a war.

About 28 Months of Heaven and Hell

J.D. Karns' historical novel is based on the actual journal kept by Carl Lee Young while he served in the U.S. Navy during WWII aboard the escort vessel USS Melvin R. Nawman DE-416. Karns has brilliantly woven Carl’s journal entries together with fiction to create an entertaining, breathtaking, and highly factual account of the war from a sailor's point of view. Experience everything from the great typhoon of 1944 to Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and from the atom bomb to the signing of the treaty that ended the Second World War. It is an emotional roller coaster ride between the onboard action and the family back home. The realism of not only the war but also the erahas been captured with expertise.

In real life Carl's younger brother, Charles, longed to hear his big brother's WWII story. When Carl returned from the war he promised his little brother that someday he would tell him all about it. That day came recently when Charles began receiving journal entries from Carl via emails, totaling 168. Both Carl and Charles are excited to have their story turned into a historic novel. Both brothers are still living; they share the dream of holding a published copy of Carl's story in their hands before being called to Heaven. Carl resides in Arizona, and Charles resides in Florida. Both are still happily married and, through emails and phone calls, enjoy keeping each other informed of their day-to-day lives.  

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Author J.D. Karns' Favorite Recipe

Carl L. Young
Honolulu, HI 1945
WWII Veteran 1943-1946

Hello fans and followers. For the month of November we are going to be featuring some of our authors' and team members' favorite recipes every Tuesday and Friday right here on the JLB Creatives Publishing Blog.

In honor of Veteran's Day, we proudly present to you our Historical Fiction author J.D. Karns, and want to thank WWII veteran Carl L. Young for serving this country to maintain its freedom and awesome way of life! 

Today we're featuring historical fiction author J.D. Karns' favorite recipe. To find out about his awesome WWII historical fiction based on the journal of WWII Navy veteran Carl L. Young visit 28 Months of Heaven and Hell

Tempting Tettrazini:

3 TBS butter

1 sweet onion – chopped

1 stalk of celery – diced

2 cups cooked chicken, pulled from bone and cut up OR 2 cups mixed vegetables: carrots, broccoli, yellow squash

6 oz dry spaghetti – broken up

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 cup fresh mushrooms

½ cup parmsean cheese

2 1/3 cups chicken broth OR 2 1/3 cups vegetable broth

½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Melt butter in skillet and sauté onion and celery over low heat

Add remaining ingredients except for mozzarella cheese

Bring to boil, turn to low heat, and cook until spaghetti noodles are done

Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and serve right from the skillet