Mary Penner

Certified Genealogist®



Just Do It, Crazy or Not



Read the amazing life story of thirty-year US Navy veteran Chief Petty Officer Irvin Hornkohl.


Relive history through Irvin's words as he tells about surviving Pearl Harbor, serving as a torpedoman on eleven harrowing wartime submarine patrols during WWII, completing two tours of Vietnam, serving at American embassies in war-torn Cambodia and behind the Iron Curtain, and much more.


Just Do It, Crazy or Not won first prize in the 2012 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards for Best Biography written by a New Mexico or Arizona author.


ISBN: 978-0-9846576-5-0, 248 pages


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A fascinating read. Irvin's stories lead you through the adventures of a childhood in Depression-era Colorado to Pearl Harbor and life on a World War II submarine, and from there through a twisting career-path that took him around the world. Mary and Irvin have woven his memories into this rich tapestry of an extraordinary life.



Juliana Szucs, Senior Communications and Education Associate, Ancestry.com



Moose Hornkohl is a marvel. From the depths of poverty during the Depression to standing alone firing at Japanese bombers during the attack at Pearl Harbor to eleven spine-jarring submarine war patrols during WWII. Wounded in Vietnam. Counter espionage work at the American embassy in Prague during the Cold War. Avoided daily assassination attempts by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. This one-of-a-kind everyman hero has done it all. Must read.



Mike Ostlund, Author: Find 'Em, Chase 'Em, Sink 'Em: The Mysterious Loss of the USS Gudgeon



Moose was born when the country was at its worst. He grew up in the real harsh place called life. Through his stories, trials, and learning experiences, he became a good man. His life experiences tempered his character and directed his life in a positive direction. Being on so many war patrols and enduring the wrath of the Rising Sun's forces is a tempering factor. Either you are made for subs or you are not. There is no in-between. This book is a really good read and something all of us should read.



Gordon Palmer, Editor, American Submariner


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