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QM
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Posted on: Sep 22, 2009 - 7:51am
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| Re. list of Ron 21 personnel receiving Presidential Unit Citation. I would estimate that approximately 200 personnel would have earned the citation. In 1946 copies of the citation and a letter from the secretary of navy were mailed to the home address of those who earned the citation. Are these mailing lists included in the archives? Perhaps someone with computer search knowledge could try to locate and publish on this site the mailing lists for Ron 12 and Ron 21. |
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TED WALTHER
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 Posted on: Sep 22, 2009 - 9:34am
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QM;
I suggest you contact HQ, years ago the sent me a list of every PT boater within my area. I suggest you contact Alyce directly for this request, as my request was almost 20 years ago, and the world was a very different place.
Take care,
TED
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Edd Vinci |
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Posted on: Nov 15, 2009 - 8:32pm
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My father Paul Vinci just found his original list of the 73 Ron 21 men that were given the Citation .I will scan soon sometime this week and send on to Jerry again get it posted on this site.
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Posted on: Dec 11, 2009 - 3:34pm
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Hello Message Board. Edd Vinci sent this to me to post for the RON21 PUC with the names. Jerry
Here are some of the names. page 1
Here is the last page of the citation.
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QM
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Posted on: Dec 11, 2009 - 7:14pm
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Re: List of 72 Ron 21 Men. I would like to repeat some information from an earlier post on this subject. Families of Ron 21 personnel should be aware that this list is is not a complete list of personnel who earned the citation. Every original member of the squadron, including base force, who arrived at Morobe with the squadron probably earned the citation. There also may have been some replacements during the six month period from October 1943 to March 1944. If you have a family member who was a member of Ron 21 during that time period he should have the citation. My guess is that about 200 personnel earned the citation.
Ron 12 tried to publish a list of their men who earned the citation in Hell on Keels. Unfortunately there are many omissions. I know seven men from one boat, and possibly an eighth man, who are not listed in the book. Ron 12 has some complications in personnel because five older boats were transferred to the squadron in New Guinea.
That is why I suggested that someone who is interested try to search the archives for the mailing list from 1946 that was used in mailing copies of the citation to those who earned it. Any family member who is interested could also try to obtain copies of their relative's service records. The service records are not always correct, I know one individual who had the citation added to his record many years later.
finding the mailing lists is a good project for some capable researcher. Please publish here lists for both squadrons if found.
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QM
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Posted on: Dec 19, 2009 - 12:56pm
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| Edd, the list that you have posted is a group of enlisted men who received their Presidential Unit Citation ribbons at Melville in 1945. The ribbons were not made available in New Guinea. The Navy Department traced them down many months later after the squadron personnel had returned to the States and scattered to many locations. Was there any kind of marker on the left margin of the list next to your father's name indicating the copy he has was for him? |
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Edd Vinci
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Posted on: Dec 19, 2009 - 1:17pm
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By chance I do have more info.My e mail is Medguy360@aol.com and If you would like to see what else I have I can scan and e-mail to you or fax once you connect with me at this address.I have Naval Mail from Feb 6 and Feb 17 giving notice to Paul in Shoemaker,Calif as well as Newport,RI
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QM
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Posted on: Dec 19, 2009 - 6:24pm
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| Thank you but I am not looking for more documents. I am at the age where I should be disposing of things. I was just curious about whether your father's list of men had a mark on the left margin indicating that the copy was for him. My ribbon caught up with me at the Fargo building in Boston. There were only four men on the list and each received a copy of the letter which had a mark on the left margin indication who it was for. I was at the Fargo building twice in 1945 but I do not remember when I received the ribbon. The letter was not dated. |
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Edd Vinci
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Posted on: Dec 19, 2009 - 7:47pm
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Yes you are correct.The Feb 6th ,1945 letter had only 7 men named with an arrow to the left of my fathers name very much like yours.I hope you have a great Christmas and Holiday season.All the best.Edd
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colleen
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Posted on: Dec 20, 2009 - 6:23am
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A few months ago someone posted about diving on various wreck sites of PT boats - does anyone remember that post? I was wondering if those people were successful in finding any of the sites. Thanks!
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