If he’s still around, he probably gets a kick out of it.
I think he’d be quite old, though.
A few years ago, there was a ‘tweeter’ claiming to be him, tangling with another tweeter called @AHugeShip:
https://twitter.com/johnwtrimmer?lang=en
I had no idea this book was so famous, LOL! I”ve been missing out. Thanks for introducing it to me.
I especially like the reviews where people couldn’t find huge ships after reading the book - the lady whose vacation was ruined because she didn’t see her cruise ship or the naval pilot whose career was ruined because he couldn’t land on the aircraft carrier.