I have been doing research on my grandfather, Henry Franklin Thaw, EMC1 (see log on www.lonesailor.org), and am interested in obtaining an Asiatic Fleet Flag....
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meeoowhouse1
Jul 2, 2001 8:52 pm
Thank you for the great opportunity. I am hoping to learn more and add to the depth of gratitude that has grown since I started my research on my grandfather....
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mike_38668
Jul 10, 2001 12:47 pm
i want to thank you for setting this up, my cousin<br>Ross Glover was the number one man on number 5 antiaircraft gun on the uss houston. Ross was career navy,...
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clayramsey
Jul 10, 2001 11:25 pm
mike - I read Val Poss's email detailing Mr Glover's passing with dismay. Sadly, these heroe's numbers are dwindling, at an increasing rate at that....
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clayramsey
Jul 10, 2001 11:27 pm
I don't know of any flag (you DID ask about that in another reply, right?) for the fleet as a whole.<br><br>The Navy still does little in this regard....
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meeoowhouse1
Jul 11, 2001 6:36 pm
Hi Clay,<br><br>Yes, I am on a new MISSION to locate an Asiatic Fleet flag. I am hoping to find one or more if possible. And I'd like to find some patches too...
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mike_38668
Jul 14, 2001 6:17 pm
thanks for your kind message, Ross was in saigon<br>(ho chi min city) when the war ended. said that the vietnamese were good to them, the french were not, he ...
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jimhathaway2000
Jul 18, 2001 3:36 am
I just wanted to let you know that a new file was<br>uploaded entitled USS Luzon. It is a letter cover <br>I was lucky enough to snap up on E-bay.<br>I also...
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jimhathaway2000
Jul 18, 2001 4:13 am
Just finished book entitled "Pigboat 39, An Ameri-<br>can Sub Goes To War". By Bobette Gugliotta.<br>Very good account of life on an Asiatic Fleet S-<br>boat ...
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Vic1949FL
Jul 19, 2001 12:53 am
I understand....<br>He was absolutely correct.<br>It is unfortunate the world political situation that put us in that postition.... and only time will tell if...
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swozzo
Jul 22, 2001 3:55 am
I have some photos of IJN ships involved in the Java Sea and Sunda Strait Battles. If you think they are appropriate for the site i will put them up. Should we...
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clayramsey
Jul 23, 2001 3:55 pm
the IJN folder is there!<br><br>By all means add them!...
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clayramsey
Jul 23, 2001 3:56 pm
that's pretty cool!<br><br>got any more?...
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clayramsey
Jul 23, 2001 3:58 pm
you're looking for USS Pope survivors?<br><br>send me an email: clayramsey@......
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jimhathaway2000
Jul 25, 2001 2:55 am
Not yet, I found a website that has covers from a<br>lot of Asiatic Fleet ships. I even saw a couple<br>from USS Palos and Monocacy.- most of the ...
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dball21601
Jul 29, 2001 7:54 pm
Looking for information on the Asiatic Fleet Room at the Navy Memorial Foundation in Wash DC, particularly info on books in the small library there....
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clayramsey
Jul 30, 2001 8:53 pm
a modeller, eh?<br><br>what would a Houston, full hull model, cost me?<br><br>or a Pope?...
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clayramsey
Jul 30, 2001 8:54 pm
there's not alot on the fellet out there...<br><br>Morison, Winslow, and a few others are about it.........
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jimhathaway2000
Jul 31, 2001 3:09 am
My models are large RC ships, but I also build<br>some display. I believe Bluejacket Shipcrafters<br>has a 4-Piper and a Northampton CA. Iron Ship-<br>wright...
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Vic1949FL
Aug 2, 2001 2:10 pm
RE: Stephen Ambrose, best selling author: usshouston.org ... follow this message thread.<br>(Via Val Poss/ CA-30, Next Generation...
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Vic1949FL
Aug 2, 2001 2:13 pm
Copy of Email to Ambrose from vic@...<br>Steven,<br>I feel like I know you. You hooked me with "Undaunted Courage" and I became a fan. (Just read ...
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clayramsey
Aug 3, 2001 8:54 pm
kudos, vic. kudos...
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meeoowhouse1
Aug 7, 2001 9:50 pm
I am requesting the US Post Office to make a stamp to commemorate the Asiatic Fleet. Please send your letters and ideas to the below address:<br><br>Citizens'...
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clayramsey
Aug 10, 2001 3:24 am
I need contact info for a chap in the UK. Please either post here or email me.<br><br>Thanks!...
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Vic1949FL
Aug 10, 2001 1:13 pm
You might start with Walter Ashe of the Asiatic Fleet Association!! Do these guys know yet about this web site??? They should! Walter Ashe<br>828-258-2446...
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swozzo
Sep 1, 2001 10:49 pm
Checking a few maps of the Battle of Sunda Strait to put on my website. Has anyone got the exact position of USS Houston?...
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Vic1949FL
Sep 1, 2001 11:03 pm
Have several maps of the strait on or in our web archive at www.usshouston.org. (or the connecting "logbook". Also, one diver who worked in the area with an ...
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meeoowhouse1
Sep 6, 2001 7:25 pm
Military.com, in conjunction with its partners, is dedicated to collecting and preserving the personal histories of those who served to protect our ...
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Vic1949FL
Sep 9, 2001 12:32 am
from Walter Ashe (Asiatic Fleet)<br>One more thing Vic. We have one man that was on the Peary,. His name is Sherwood Propst , 10414 Signal Butte Circle, Sun...
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Vic1949FL
Sep 9, 2001 12:37 am
Here are some maps and a satellite photo of the area.... position is from the crew memorial log on our website at usshouston.org....<br><br>Members of the crew...
