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[StartQuote] I am not in any way attempting to take away any of the credit and or glory that was displayed in removing General Douglas McArthur and his family from Corregidor in the Phillippine islands. I do wish to correct one obvious error. I know the Squadron Executive Officer under Lt. John Bulkley's command during this venture was Lt. Robert Bolling Kelly and not the incorrect way that is indicatedi n the report.. I would like to request a correction in the spelling that is in the referenced report. I served under Lt. Commander Kelly in MTB Ron 9 from the time that it was started in the Brooklyn Navy Yard in Dec. 1942 until he was relieved of his command some time in the Spring of 1944. I was not present at the commissioning but I was very much involved in the the squadron's departure from the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Mr. Kelly was the type of character that when he said "Pat, come here", you just didn't say "Just a minute, Bob (or Lt, or Lt Cmdr. or Skipper or whatever). You moved promptly and said "Yes Sir". He was not an easy man to get along with but he was adamant in teaching his complement what they were required to do if they wanted to survive in the aggression against the enemy. From some of the actions that he undertook and some of the stories that I was told, he was the type that did not curry favor. I don't intend to take anything away from Mr. Bulkley but I feel that Mr. Kelly did not receive the credit and the appreciation that he should have received for his contribution to PT Boat history. So be it. Pat Rogers, Ron 9, Ron 4, AGP3 Proud of my service in PT Boats [EndQuote]
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