Just wanted you to see where I was on the 7th, of Dec,41. This was in the Navy Yard, the two destroyers were in front of the USS. Pennsylvania that was in...
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SEAN MILLIGAN
jetsarekids@...
Sep 2, 2001 4:41 pm
I'll bet they were 14 - inch shells. ... From: papakatz@... <papakatz@...> To: PBY@yahoogroups.com <PBY@yahoogroups.com> Date: Saturday,...
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Larry Katz
papakatz@...
Sep 2, 2001 9:01 pm
Thought you would like to see this shot taken from the bow of the Pennsy, looking at the Cassin and Downes........ Really something.........from a good friend...
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L. B. Dorny
npodorny@...
Sep 3, 2001 6:34 am
Hello, Larry & Frank... Re: Tom Christopher - All I can add is that he did not come out with the original VP 22 group in January, 1942, as I have a complete...
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L. B. Dorny
npodorny@...
Sep 3, 2001 7:10 am
A troopship?! Oh, all the airedales in the Navy who ever sailed in an AVD will turn over in their graves. The four-stackers the guys are talking about are the...
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L. B. Dorny
npodorny@...
Sep 3, 2001 7:30 am
Wow, Walt... you've got some connections. USS UPSHUR was (DD 144) built by Seattle Dry Dock Co, 1919. USS ELCANO was PG 38, a war-prize from the Spanish in...
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L. B. Dorny
npodorny@...
Sep 3, 2001 7:41 am
Well, now, Larry, never let it be said that we did't try to trigger your memory... NSS was later the international call sign for the Naval Security Station at ...
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L. B. Dorny
npodorny@...
Sep 3, 2001 8:00 am
Frank, Ragnar from Lou... The Blomm + Voss BV 222 was a very large flying boat, only a few of which were built. It was even larger than a Short Sunderland. I...
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L. B. Dorny
npodorny@...
Sep 3, 2001 8:05 am
Larry from Lou, Yes, very. Thanks. Always great to hear from you. Lou...
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L. B. Dorny
npodorny@...
Sep 3, 2001 8:26 am
Walt and others... The four-stack cruisers were the 7,050 ton OMAHA-class light cruisers, originally designated scout cruisers. CL 4 through 13, including...
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royangie@...
Sep 3, 2001 12:18 pm
Lou, The George E. Badger (not a troop carrier) had 4 stacks when it picked up the troops in Norfolk (troops in this case was the ground crew for VP74) and we...
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R. O. Blankenship
blankens@...
Sep 3, 2001 12:31 pm
I have been waiting for someone to mention NERK. I do remember the copying FOX in RM school before Qual Air. Bob....
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Larry Katz
papakatz@...
Sep 3, 2001 2:13 pm
Lou the first chance I get,will look in my old Pearl Harbor Grams to find a picture of a squadron picture that shows the Admiral's Picture with his squadron. I...
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Allan LeBaron
allan_lebaron@...
Sep 3, 2001 2:19 pm
Roy: The way the BADGER fed was standard pre-war. I worked for a chief who had been a pre-war mess-cook on one of the BBs. Each Division ate in their own ...
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Larry Katz
papakatz@...
Sep 3, 2001 2:25 pm
Thanks again.......M9U was the call sign for Perth, Will contact Scura in Calif regarding the call signs for the Childs,Willie B,and the Heron. I should...
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TWMcCarthy@...
Sep 3, 2001 6:06 pm
In a message dated 9/3/2001 12:42:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time, npodorny@... writes: << they were pullinga cart full of depth chaarges ... I...
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TWMcCarthy@...
Sep 3, 2001 6:07 pm
Oh, boy. I just read most of your messages and put them aside. Sometimes I run across something like the report of transportation via the General Badger that...
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Walter L. Bourgeois
w5vb@...
Sep 3, 2001 6:10 pm
Yep! NERK if I recall correctly, was a general call (like CQ in commercial procedure) and essentially meant calling "all naval ships or other interested ...
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royangie@...
Sep 3, 2001 6:17 pm
Allan, I remember some of those messing duties. I went to radio school to learn something about electronics..I was a ham and knew the code prior to entry....
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royangie@...
Sep 3, 2001 6:21 pm
Oh yes, Allen. On the badger they had one cook named BEAN and when we moved ashore to the tents we got him. We soon found out why they got rid of him. Bean...
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royangie@...
Sep 3, 2001 6:23 pm
R.O...I believe NERK was All ships and stations..? roy John 3:16...
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Walter L. Bourgeois
w5vb@...
Sep 3, 2001 6:25 pm
Allan: My Dad, who as you know, was an ex-white hat, gave me the following advice when my enlistment was near at hand: 1. Don't go ashore/liberty on paydays . ...
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royangie@...
Sep 3, 2001 6:30 pm
s been over and I visited him. He is quite crippled from that happening on east fiedld i Norfolk. Just prior to that he was on one of the 4 stackers in...
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Larry Katz
papakatz@...
Sep 3, 2001 6:55 pm
This has nothing to do with our aircraft, but I just had to show you all what I just found in my Pearl Harbor Gram dated JANUARY-APRIL,1983...note the...
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haries@...
Sep 3, 2001 7:44 pm
Lou,Group, Dug out stuff my PPC from VP61 sent me. I found him on FAW 4 Roster 50yrs later. Exerpts Daily Orders. USS THORNTON AVD 11, Saturday -26 September,...
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janewell47@...
Sep 3, 2001 8:01 pm
My dad was an officer, his advise was to not gamble and don't volunteer for anything. Must have had experience. I also heeded the advice....
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Allan LeBaron
allan_lebaron@...
Sep 3, 2001 8:09 pm
Attached are the two pages of the Comm Plan used by VP-22 when they left PH early in January 1942. I've scanned these but am not sure they are legible. ...
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Allan LeBaron
allan_lebaron@...
Sep 3, 2001 8:28 pm
Oops! That first scan set may not have had enough contrast. This one should be readable. allan_lebaron@... ...
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TWMcCarthy@...
Sep 3, 2001 11:09 pm
In a message dated 9/3/2001 1:02:09 PM Pacific Daylight Time, janewell47@... writes: << don't volunteer for anything. >> I decided that it was not a good...
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Butter1942@...
Sep 4, 2001 12:11 am
Ragnar I concur that it is time to put to bed all the rumors and stories about why Underhill gave up his command. At this point, it is enough to know that he ...
