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[StartQuote] hi guys i came aboard the 108 may/junw,1944. i was ibn error as to the star.we did have a star atop the day room.i had to go back to my "friendly fore"action report to make sure.when i was aboard we went into overhaul and,if i remember correctly,we painted ther biottom with three different kinds iof paint,.first was red laed,i think,second ocre yellow and third dark green.the side were painted light and dark green with the wavy patterns as camo.the deck was painted battleship gray along with the cockpit and day room.i don,t know who made the decision as to the painting or where we got the paint.i do not remember what the colors were prior to the overhaul./it wasn,t too long prior to my cominf aboard that she was caught in a crossfire of the japanese abd a lot of damage was done to her.she had to be towed back to base at that time.if i remember correcly there was also a 30 cal machine gun mounted in the cockpit on the wheel side but that was removed shortly after i went aboard.at one time we also tried a deck motar but that also was removed as it was too innacurate.the ready box aft dor the 20 mm was also gray.as well as tyhe radar mast and radar dome,.when we were attacked and strafed by friendly fire we,.the 105 and 319 boats were involved.most of the time at emirau we were tied up at a buoy when not on patrol.between watch ngoing to patrol station ,i remember napping atop the day room,.nest to the twin 50 base with my head on a kapok life jacket.when they were not in use we tied the straps to the holes in the small ridge on both sides of the day room toop.that is what we used to hold onto when we went from the cockpit to the stern or just standing while out to sea.we also had a life boat on the bow with rations,line and paddles inside it.this was also painted gray.seems like the paint pattern was the greens to camo the sea and the gray to camo the sky.there was also a "ridge"about two inches high around the deckfrom bow to stern with the small oblong holes in it.i think it was set in about one to two inches from the outer edge oif the deck.if i remember anything else i will post it or you can ask away earl earl richmond[EndQuote]
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