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37		meeoowhouse1	Jul 2, 2001 8:49 pm
	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....
38		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....
39		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,...
40		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....
41		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....
42		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...
43		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 ...
44		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...
45		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 ...
46		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...
47		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...
48		clayramsey	Jul 23, 2001 3:55 pm
	the IJN folder is there!<br><br>By all means add them!...
49		clayramsey	Jul 23, 2001 3:56 pm
	that's pretty cool!<br><br>got any more?...
50		clayramsey	Jul 23, 2001 3:58 pm
	you're looking for USS Pope survivors?<br><br>send me an email: clayramsey@......
51		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 ...
52		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....
53		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?...
54		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.........
55		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...
56		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...
57		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 ...
58		clayramsey	Aug 3, 2001 8:54 pm
	kudos, vic. kudos...
59		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'...
60		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!...
61		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...
62		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?...
63		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 ...
64		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 ...
65		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...
66		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...

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