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[StartQuote] This is indeed a very good article on the rescue in Wasile Bay. It may be too good to be true, though. The article purports to be an Eyewitness History Account. The full title is Into the Dragon's Jaw; A MTB Signalman Recounts a Daring Wartime Rescue in the Midst of a Japanese Stronghold. The article is written, in the first person, by Timothy Curran, who writes that he was a signalman second class new to the crew of PT 489. The article is written with much dramatic flair -- As for me, some 60-yrs later I still remember Lt. Preston's grin when I thanked him for one helluva ride as we safely docked back at Morotai. The article seemed suspicious to me though. No details on the author were given other than those written in the first person narrative. There was no sidebar about the author, and no photo of him. Also, the article seemed to be a little too slick for a PT veteran. It just didn't seem right to me. If this indeed was written by a veteran of PT 489 I very much wanted to communicate with him, and ask questions about that mission. Some of the details in the article are remarkable, and I had not seen them in any other account of the mission. So, I wrote the editor of Sea Classics, asked him to forward my letter to Curran, enclosed a stamped, self-addressed envelope, and asked Curran to contact me. I heard nothing back from either Curran or the editor. In the meantime I obtained from NARA a copy of Lt. Preston's action report, attached below. You will note that the roster of the 489 crew reported by Preston does not show a Tim Curran. I suppose the editor might have changed the name of the vet to protect his privacy. If so, I wonder why the editor didn't reply to that effect to my letter. I would like to track down the source of the details given in the article. Can anyone shed any light on this? [image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/G%20R%20Powell/ActionReport-WasileBay1.jpg[/image] [image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/G%20R%20Powell/ActionReport-WasileBay2.jpg[/image] [image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/G%20R%20Powell/ActionReport-WasileBay3.jpg[/image] [image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/G%20R%20Powell/ActionReport-WasileBay4.jpg[/image] G R Powell[EndQuote]
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