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[StartQuote] Jerry; Also, Get ready...here comes the ultimate PT Boat zinger...(this is why Dick calls me, Will, and Al, evil brothers)....wait for it.......assume the position! QM1/c Albert P. Ross(CDR Albert P. Ross Ret.), PT 34 also prided himself on Celestial Navigation, because ALL the first squadrons QM 1/c and 2/c's were also the relief helmsman/navigator on all the 77' boats. This was all part of the cross training program they started, before the war began. When the boat did not have a senior QM, the senior BM(Boatswain Mate) was the relief helmsman/navigator, and in both cases, depending on the ablity of the Exec, they might have even been the second Helmsman. Boatswain Mate Chief Charlie Tufts was for a period of time the Exec of PT 48 under Jack Searles, and he was also acting CO of PT 48 during transport to Panama. Anyway, I know Al is now laughing amid digging through Higgins stuff and all that snow! Oh by the way, another "Forced" guru was one BMC James Newberry, who if it was not for him taking the wheel, PT 155 would have been as far down as the 109. Alright Jerry, thanks for being a real true friend and a real sport! I still want to take the wheel of that boat!! So I am going gentle!!LOL!!! Take care, TED [EndQuote]
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