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Posted on: Jan 21, 2008 - 11:04am
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Hey Guys-
I just thought that I would add my two cents to the mix as well. Here goes!
I learned from my good friend Bruce Hansbury who served on the 169 that the "un-official" nickname of the PT was "ZEBRA SNAFU". The boats artist, Dominic Mingolla, who was the twin 50 gunner, painted the name on the front of the chart house! When the CO saw what was painted he exploded and told Dom to remove it ASAP. Dom then painted a "fighting zebra" in place of SNAFU! Dom passed away some years ago and my good buddy Bruce passed away two years ago. By the way, the 169 was in zebra stripe camofladge and was at Tulagi.
High tides!
Frank Ryczek, Jr.
HIGH TIDES ALWAYS!
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Will Day
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Posted on: Jan 21, 2008 - 7:57pm
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The 169 boat was at one time named FIGHTING 69TH.
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Will Day
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Posted on: Jan 21, 2008 - 8:06pm
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Maggie - The 323 was also, at various times, nicknamed SNAFU and JINX. The book AT CLOSE QUARTERS has several passages dealing with the boat. I have a couple of pictures of the boat which I would be happy to send you.
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Posted on: Jan 21, 2008 - 8:30pm
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What does SNAFU stand for? or cant you say
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Michael
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Posted on: Jan 21, 2008 - 8:39pm
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OH I SEE
Sorry i just googled it!
Very Apt
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Jerry Gilmartin |
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Posted on: Jan 21, 2008 - 9:45pm
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Maggie,
One of our veterans of "Save the PT Boat", Dick Lowe (TM2c) was on the PT323 manning the 37mm cannon on the bow when it was Kamakaze attacked in the Phillipines. I could put you in touch with him if you email me at the address listed under my member profile.
Jerry PT658 Restoration crew Portland Oregon
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Jackie
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Posted on: Apr 1, 2008 - 6:13pm
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Besides Knights of the Sea and Southwest Pacific – Conquest of New Guinea, can you or anyone recommend books on PT's that give more details of the individual squadrons?
My husband was Jonathan Rice, who is mentioned below from an excerpt from Southwest Pacific - Conquest of New Guinea.
Unfortunately, he did not talk much about his experiences in the Pacific other than Funi Futi and any additional information would be welcome.
To bring the first PTs to New Guinea, it is necessary to go back to Pearl Harbor, where, it will be remembered, the captain and crew of the tender Hilo saw their first PT on July 5, 1942. Ten days later the Hilo left Pearl Harbor with PTs 21, 23, 25, and 26, which comprised MTB Division 2 of Squadron 1, under command of Lt. Jonathan F. Rice, USNR, for duty in Palmyra Island, 1,100 miles to the southwest. Hilo towed two boats; the other two ran free, fueling from Hilo each morning while under way. At midpoint in the passage, the boats exchanged places to share equally the discomforts of towing.
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newsnerd99
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Posted on: Apr 2, 2008 - 2:39am
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"At Close Quarters" is (in my opinion) the bible when it comes to PT operations during WWII. There are several members on here who have their copies nearby and can give you a heads up if your husband is mentioned in that book.
Grandson of James J Stanton
RON 15 PT 209 and RON 23 PT 243
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Will Day
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Posted on: Apr 2, 2008 - 11:02am
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Jackie: A partial list of books dealing with the New Guinea boats...
PT PATROL (Ed Farley)
HELL ON KEELS (Rick Desloge)
HOT, STRAIGHT AND TRUE (Russ Hamachek)
THE BLACK COAST (Basil Heatter)
Plus excerpts from many other books dealing with the Pacific PT campaign in general....
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Posted on: Feb 24, 2009 - 8:21am
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According to family lore, my grandfather's boat, PT 539 was called the Aggie Maru.
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