Battleship Boys' First Step Upward; Or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officersby Frank Gee Patchin Frank Gee Patchin American author who wrote mainly adventure stories for boys in the early 20th century. Pages of Battleship Boys' First Step Upward; Or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers : Page 1Page 2Page 3Page 4Page 5Page 6Page 7Page 8Page 9Page 10Page 11Page 12Page 13Page 14Page 15Page 16Page 17Page 18Page 19Page 20Page 21Page 22Page 23